Watch the reenactment of Washington Cross the Delaware in Washington Crossing

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The original crossing occurred on Christmas night in 1776, leading to a surprise victory at Trenton.

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Washington's crossing of the Delaware River

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.

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