It Happened on Christmas Day

American General George Washington and his army make the historic crossing of the Delaware River
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River Crossing
It was on December 25, 1776, that General George Washington and his army made their historic crossing of the Delaware River to attack the British 'Hessian mercenaries' in Trenton, New Jersey.

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