Excerpt from Dare Boys in Trenton So confident were the British that the war was practically at an end, that a goodly portion Of the British force had been detached and sent to Newport, this being considered a strategic point, and the presence of the British force there would enable British vessels from England to enter the Sound and proceed to New York. Generals Howe and Cornwallis had gone to New York, there to enjoy themselves, while waiting for the Delaware River to freeze over, and Donop and Rahl, at Trenton, in command of the Hessians, and Grant, with his Scotchmen, at Burlington, . Were considered sufficiently strong to finish the Work, when the time should arrive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.