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4 unusual facts about Battle of Trenton


Battle of Trenton

The A&E movie The Crossing (2000), starring Jeff Daniels as General Washington, shows events from the crossing through the battle.

The rapper Astronautalis wrote the song "Trouble Hunters" as an anthem to the Battle of Trenton.

Daniel Bray

Captain Bray, along with members of the Hunterdon County Militia under his command, collected the boats necessary for crossing the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 prior to the Battle of Trenton.

YoUDee

According to the University of Delaware, YoUDee's colors are Gold and Blue because his great-great-great-grandfather was awarded the Gold Medal for Valor during the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolutionary War.


Gershom Craft House

It is one of only two houses in Morrisville on the National Register, the other being Summerseat, host to General George Washington during the days leading up to the Battle of Trenton.

James Tilton

He served with distinction and saw action at the battles of Brooklyn, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton.

Matthias Alexis Roche de Fermoy

Although he performed competently leading a brigade during the December 26, 1776 Battle of Trenton, he abandoned his brigade while it occupied a forward defensive position opposing the British advance prior to the Battle of the Assunpink Creek.

USS Trenton

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Trenton, after the city of Trenton, New Jersey, site of the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolutionary War.


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