ID: 901001338 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001338	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Trenton (American history, 1776)

Note: General George Washington crossed the Delaware River on the night of December 25-26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. That action was the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey, in the Battle of Trenton.

Display Date: December 25-26, 1776

Names:

	Battle of Trenton (American history, 1776) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Schlacht von Trenton (American history, 1776) (German-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Revolution (Anglo-American history, 1775-1783) (P)
		................Battle of Trenton (American history, 1776) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Trenton
	.....(Mercer county, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	actor is .... Washington, George (American general and president, 1732-1799)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Trenton (American history, 1776)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	Schlacht von Trenton (American history, 1776)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trenton#/media/File:Battle-trenton-sketch-rochambeau.jpg