. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. , but they found the bridge guarded by theAmericans. They tried also to ford the creek, andin this a few succeeded. Their commander. MajorVon Dechow, had been badly wounded, and hadgiven himself up a prisoner of war. The two gunsthey had w^ith them were mired in the marshyshore of the creek, and could not be saved. Theyheard also that the other Hessian regiments hadsurrendered, and they saw General Stirling, withhis brigade, pushing on through the orchard to-ward them. Then they, too, grounded their armsnear where the Mont
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. , but they found the bridge guarded by theAmericans. They tried also to ford the creek, andin this a few succeeded. Their commander. MajorVon Dechow, had been badly wounded, and hadgiven himself up a prisoner of war. The two gunsthey had w^ith them were mired in the marshyshore of the creek, and could not be saved. Theyheard also that the other Hessian regiments hadsurrendered, and they saw General Stirling, withhis brigade, pushing on through the orchard to-ward them. Then they, too, grounded their armsnear where the Montgomery Street bridge crossesthe creek. Rail was now carried from the MethodistChurch to his own quarters, dying. GeneralsWashington and Greene called on him during themorning and took his parole, and promised himkind treatment for his men. He died on the even-ing of December 27th, and was buried in the Pres-byterian graveyard. In this eventful battle the loss of the Americanswas two officers and two enlisted men was killed. Of the fourteen hundred Anglo-. COLONEL RALLs HEADQUARTERS AT TRKNTON. 150 NEW JERSEY AS A COL
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