 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - General Howe akapa Cornwallis zororo muna December 1776; zvisinei rakadzimwa pashure pokunge Washington atanga kurwisa kwake kushamisika paTrenton pana December 26. Howe akarayira Cornwallis kudzokera kuNew Jersey kunobata neWashington. Cornwallis akaunganidza varwi vakapararira muNew Jersey ndokuvaendesa kuTrenton. Musi wa 2 Ndira 1777, paakanga achifambira mberi paTrenton, mauto ake akanga achibatanidzwa mukurwisana kwakareba kwakakonzera kuti mauto asvike panzvimbo yaWashington paAsunpink Creek kusvikira zuva rava kunonoka. Cornwallis akakundikana kudzinga Washington muhondo yakatevera. 