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25
Dec

FAMOUS CROSSING ON THIS DATE IN 1776

washington crossing the delaware main
Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army crossed the Delaware
River as part of a surprise attack against Hessian forces who were
encamped at Trenton, New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.The
Hessian’s were regiments of German soldiers hired by the British Empire.

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