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The Trenton Commanders - Johann Gottlieb Rall and George Washington, as Noted in Hessian Diaries (Paperback)
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The Trenton Commanders - Johann Gottlieb Rall and George Washington, as Noted in Hessian Diaries (Paperback)
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In the closing days of 1776, the future looked gloomy for the
American colonists; their Revolution was in dire straits. The
remnants of the American army in Pennsylvania, led by General
George Washington, were fading away. Across the Delaware River, the
English forces had gone into winter quarters and were awaiting the
start of a final campaign in the spring of the coming year, when
they would crush any remaining American force. A brigade of Hessian
hirelings was stationed at the most exposed English outpost at
Trenton; their commander was Hessian colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall,
hero of White Plains and Fort Washington. On 26 December, however,
the course of history took a sharp and sudden change when the two
commanders, Washington and Rall, clashed. Washington's army of
6,000 men crossed the Delaware River in a blinding winter storm and
attacked Rall's brigade. In the fighting which followed, the
Americans had only a handful of casualties, while Hessian
casualties amounted to about 900. The Hessian soldiers kept
numerous diaries in which they recorded their impressions of
America and Americans, as well as their daily military activity.
Here, Mr. Burgoyne has translated some of these documents to
provide descriptions and opinions of the senior commanders at
Trenton. These pages are packed with fascinating description and
insight concerning these two men. Researchers and history buffs
alike will love this chance to "get to know" the men behind the
history. You'll find that neither Washington nor Rall was quite
what we were taught in school. Mr. Burgoyne is a recipient of the
Benjamin Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award from the American
Revolution Roundtable of Philadelphia.
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