THE ENEMY HARASSED: Washington's New Jersey Campaign of 1777

In late December 1776, the American War of Independence appeared to be on its last legs. General George Washington then recrossed the Delaware as a nor'easter churned up the coast, burying his small detachment under sheets of snow and ice. They attacked a Hessian brigade at Trenton, New Jersey, taking the German auxiliaries by complete surprise, this continued for eight months.