 Zuva rakatevera racho, Cornwallis akatanga Hondo yeAssunpink Creekapo iye akavamba nhamburiko huru ine varwi 8.000 nezvombo 28. Fermoy chidhakwa akasiya mauto ake, achisiya Ruoko rune unyanzvi ruchitungamirira. Pakava nokurwisana paLittle Shabbakunk Creek, uko Cornwallis akamanikidzwa kubvisa zvombo zvake. Nokukurumidza apo dzvinyiriro yeBritain yakava huru zvikuru, Hand akadzorera varume vake kunzvimbo yechipiri yokuvhara. Gare gare, vakadzokera kunzvimbo yechitatu paStockton Hollow, kunze kweTrenton. Sezvo madekwana akauya, nhamba huru dzeBritain dzakamanikidza mauto aHand kuti akurumidze kudzokera shure kuburikidza neguta racho. Munguva yokurega, vaBritain vakabata Haussegger nevamwe vevarume vake pedyo nemipata yepasi yeAssunpink Creek. Mark M. Boatner III akanyora kuti chikwata chacho chakazvisvibisa. Manheru iwayo, mapoka evaBritish nevaHessian vakaedza kupamba zambuko uye makungwa ari pasi, asi vakadziviswa nokurasikirwa kukuru. Washington yakaisa Battalion reGermany pabhiriji mumutsara wechipiri, shure kwemauto aScott. Zuva rakatevera racho, 3 January, battalion yacho yakanga iripo paHondo yePrinceton. 