THE BATTLE OF TRENTON WAR MEMORIAL PAVER

BY DECEMBER OF 1776 THE CONTINENTAL ARMY HAD WITHDRAWN IN DISARRAY INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THE BRITISH WERE CONFIDENT THAT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE GENERAL WASHINGTON CAPITULATED. THEN IN A REMARKABLE TURN OF EVENTS, ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE DAY FOLLOWING, THE AMERICAN FORCES REGROUPED AND LAUNCHED A SURPRISE COUNTER-ATTACK ON TRENTON, THEREBY INFUSING NEW LIFE INTO THE REVOLUTIONARY CAUSE AND CHANGING THE COURSE OF THE WAR.