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At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26 1776, Washington’s remaining force, separated into two columns, reached the outskirts of Trenton and descended on the unsuspecting Hessians. Trenton’s 1,400 Hessian defenders were groggy from the previous evening’s festivities and underestimated the Patriot threat after months of decisive British victories throughout New York. Washington’s men quickly overwhelmed the Germans’ defenses, and by 9:30 a.m. the town was surrounded. Although several hundred Hessians escaped, nearly 1,000 were captured at the cost of only four American lives. However, because most of Washington’s army had failed to cross the Delaware, he was without adequate artillery or men and was forced to withdraw from the town.
The victory was not particularly significant from a strategic point of view, but news of Washington’s initiative raised the spirits of the American colonists, who previously feared that the Continental Army was incapable of victory.
To me this image echoes the idea of a perp walk. An insignificant victory that will raise the spirits of the people. So on October 19th, I expect to see some perp walks happening, but it won't mean much. We need to wait for the trials, sentencing, appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court, the final ruling from 53 and 47, and then we will finaly see some victory. It will be a couple of years from now.