Honeyman's Deception and Hunt's Christmas Hospitality
- When
- December 25, 1776 (evening)
- Where
- Abraham Hunt's farm near Trenton
- Part of
- Battle of Trenton
Washington's spy John Honeyman convinced the Hessians no attack was coming, while Abraham Hunt's Christmas hosting lulled Rall.
George Washington had stationed a spy named John Honeyman, posing as a Tory, in Trenton. Honeyman gathered intelligence and convinced the Hessians that the Continental Army's low morale meant they would not attack Trenton. On the evening before the battle, Rall celebrated Christmas with his troops at the farm of Abraham Hunt, a wealthy merchant and farmer of Trenton, who played the friendly Loyalist host and gave Rall a false sense of serenity while Washington prepared the surprise attack.
Sources
- Battle of Trenton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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