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Washington needed a victoryStealthily recrossed the Delaware River at Trenton on December 26, 1776, surprised and captured 1,000 drunk Hessians, after Christmas A week later he defeated a small British fleet at Princeton.These two lifesaving victories helped Washington get recruits and keep the Revolution going.In addition he realized that what was important was that his army stay around to keep fighting.
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