 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mauto eAmerica aitarisira kurwiswa nemauto eBritain, saka Mauto akavaka nzvimbo yokuzvidzivirira kumaodzanyemba kweAssunpink Creek. Musi waDecember 31, Washington akaziva kuti uto revarume 8 000 raitungamirirwa naGeneral Charles Cornwallis rakanga richifamba kuti rimurwise paTrenton. Hondo yeAssunpink Creek, umo Rwizi rwaHitchcock rwakarwa, rwakaitika pana January 2, 1777. Kufambira mberi kwaCornwallis kwakaderedzwa zvakanyanya nekuda kwekudzivirirwa kwevarwi veAmerica pasi pekutungamirirwa kwaEdward Hand, uye varindi vekumberi havana kusvika kuTrenton kusvikira manheru. Pashure pokurwisa nzvimbo dzeAmerica katatu, uye achidzoswa nguva imwe neimwe, Cornwallis akasarudza kumirira ndokupedza hondo zuva rakatevera racho. 