
Return of Prisoners taken at Trenton the 26th, December 1776 by the Army under the command of his Excellency General Washington
Papers of
the Continental Congress 1774-1789, Item 152: Letters from Gen. George
Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army, 1775-84; Records of the
Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional
Convention; Record Group 360On the morning of December 26, 1776, Continental
troops commanded by General George Washington launched a surprise
attack on Hessian mercenaries barracked at Trenton, New Jersey,
scoring an important inspirational victory and capturing 918 prisoners,
as detailed on this “Return of Prisoners.”