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
	..... ULAN Candidate

	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