 of Hessian mercenaries hired by the British and stationed at Trenton, New Jersey. Dr. Benjamin Rush was among the few who met with Washington on that day of the actual attack. And during their meeting, Dr. Rush got a glimpse of a sheet of paper with the words written, Victory or Death. This was the password for the mission, but it was also a perfect description of what was at stake. One more defeat and the cause would truly be over.