George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26. Planned in partial secrecy, Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and dangerous operation. Other planned crossings in support of the operation were either called off or ineffective, but this did not prevent Washington from surprising and defeating the troops of Johann Rall quartered in Trenton. The army crossed the river back to Pennsylvania, this time laden with prisoners and military stores taken as a result of the battle.
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26. Planned in partial secrecy, Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and dangerous operation. Other planned crossings in support of the operation were either called off or ineffective, but this did not prevent Washington from surprising and defeating the troops of Johann Rall quartered in Trenton. The army crossed the river back to Pennsylvania, this time laden with prisoners and military stores taken as a result of the battle.
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L'attraversamento del Delaware ...... ima di ritirarsi a Morristown.
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Traversée du Delaware par Geor ...... en l'honneur de cet événement.
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Переправа армии Джорджа Вашинг ...... g в Пенсильвании и Нью-Джерси.
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The crossing site is on the De ...... almost directly to the south.
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Night of December 25–26, 1776
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Crossing site for all 3 of the crossings
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Present-day Washington's Crossing National Historic Landmark, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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George Washington's crossings of the Delaware River
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George Washington's crossing o ...... ken as a result of the battle.
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L'attraversamento del Delaware ...... taglia di Trenton. Conclusa la
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Traversée du Delaware par Geor ...... k et du New Jersey (1776-1777)
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Переправа армии Джорджа Вашинг ...... ступил в Пенсильванию, забрав
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Attraversamento del Delaware
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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
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Traversée du Delaware par George Washington
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Переправа армии Джорджа Вашингтона через реку Делавэр
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