EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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British soldiers based in Princeton
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Hessians fighting for German control of the colonies
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German mercenaries who were fighting for the British
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite the large number of Hessians that escaped Trenton, Washington still won a crucial strategic and material victory. In only one hour of fighting, the Continental Army captured nearly nine hundred Hessian officers and soldiers as well as a large supply of muskets, bayonets, swords, and cannons.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Hessians” refers to the approximately 30, 000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution. They were principally drawn from the German state of Hesse-Cassel, although soldiers from other German states also saw action in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -Battles of Trenton and Princeton, (1776–77), in the American Revolution, a series of engagements won by the Continental Army against Hessian and British forces in New Jersey.