George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776

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event in the American Revolutionary War military operation

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 was a daring surprise maneuver during the American Revolutionary War that led to a crucial victory at the Battle of Trenton and boosted the morale of the Continental Army.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Washington's crossing of the Delaware	2
Crossing of the Delaware River (context of the campaign)	1
George Washington cross the Delaware River	1
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 canonical	1
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1848389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Context triple: [Washington Crossing the Delaware, basedOn, George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776]

A. Washington Crossing the Delaware
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a famous 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze depicting George Washington leading Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
B. Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.
C. Battles of Trenton and Princeton
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were pivotal early American Revolutionary War victories in New Jersey that revitalized Patriot morale and helped turn the tide against British forces.
D. Valley Forge winter encampment
The Valley Forge winter encampment was the harsh 1777–1778 winter quarters of the Continental Army where, despite severe hardship, it underwent crucial training and emerged as a more disciplined and effective fighting force during the American Revolutionary War.
E. Evacuation Day
Evacuation Day is the historical commemoration of the British military’s departure from New York City at the end of the American Revolutionary War, marking the restoration of American control over the city.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Target entity description: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 was a daring surprise maneuver during the American Revolutionary War that led to a crucial victory at the Battle of Trenton and boosted the morale of the Continental Army.

A. Washington Crossing the Delaware
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a famous 1851 oil painting by Emanuel Leutze depicting George Washington leading Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
B. Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal American Revolutionary War victory in December 1776, when George Washington’s Continental Army surprised and defeated Hessian forces in New Jersey, boosting colonial morale and revitalizing the revolutionary cause.
C. Battles of Trenton and Princeton
The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were pivotal early American Revolutionary War victories in New Jersey that revitalized Patriot morale and helped turn the tide against British forces.
D. Valley Forge winter encampment
The Valley Forge winter encampment was the harsh 1777–1778 winter quarters of the Continental Army where, despite severe hardship, it underwent crucial training and emerged as a more disciplined and effective fighting force during the American Revolutionary War.
E. Evacuation Day
Evacuation Day is the historical commemoration of the British military’s departure from New York City at the end of the American Revolutionary War, marking the restoration of American control over the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Crossing of the Delaware ⓘ linked to: Washington Crossing the Delaware Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
artillery	18 cannons transported across the river (approximate) ⓘ
belligerent	Continental Army ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
commander	George Washington ⓘ John Sullivan ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Washington Crossing Historic Park (Pennsylvania) ⓘ linked to: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey) ⓘ annual reenactments of the crossing ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country	United States (future territory) ⓘ linked to: United States of America
date	December 25–26, 1776 ⓘ
depictedIn	painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze ⓘ linked to: Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
endDate	1776-12-26 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Princeton ⓘ Battle of Trenton ⓘ Second Battle of Trenton (Battle of the Assunpink Creek) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Assunpink Creek
location	Delaware River ⓘ between Pennsylvania and New Jersey ⓘ
notableAspect	conducted on Christmas night ⓘ executed under difficult ice-choked river conditions ⓘ
objective	to defeat the Hessian garrison at Trenton ⓘ to launch a surprise attack on Trenton ⓘ
opponent	British-allied troops ⓘ Hessian forces ⓘ
partOf	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy	retreat of the Continental Army across New Jersey ⓘ
region	New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ linked to: Battles of Trenton and Princeton
result	American victory at the Battle of Trenton ⓘ boosted morale of the Continental Army ⓘ revitalized the American revolutionary cause ⓘ
significance	helped secure continued enlistments in the Continental Army ⓘ major psychological victory for the American cause ⓘ turning point in the New Jersey campaign of 1776–1777 ⓘ
startDate	1776-12-25 ⓘ
strategy	night crossing ⓘ surprise attack ⓘ
timeOfDay	night ⓘ
troopStrengthApproximate	about 2,400 Continental soldiers crossed with Washington ⓘ
used	Durham boats ⓘ linked to: Durham boat ferries and flat-bottomed boats ⓘ
weather	severe winter storm ⓘ snow and sleet ⓘ
year	1776 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington Crossing the Delaware → basedOn → George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 ⓘ

Battles of Trenton and Princeton → relatedEvent → Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ