The Forgotten Battle that Saved Washington's Winter Campaign of 1776: A Study of the Second Battle of Trenton and Maneuver Warfare

Abstract

An analysis of Washington's Winter Campaign with particular emphasis on the Second Battle of Trenton and the actions of Colonel Edward Hand. The analysis will show that the actions of Colonel Hand not only saved General Washington and his army from assured destruction, but prevented the extinction of the Revolution as well. Analysis is conducted through two prisms. The first being that of an infantry officer in the Marine Corps with 12 years of experience and the second being the modern tenets of Maneuver Warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404011

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey J. Dill

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • American Revolution
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Delaware
  • Delaware River
  • Diagrams
  • Maneuvers
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • United States
  • Warfare

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