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

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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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instanceOf event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Crossing of the Delaware ⓘ
Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ
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) ⓘ
Washington Crossing State Park (New Jersey) ⓘ
annual reenactments of the crossing ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States (future territory) ⓘ
date December 25–26, 1776 ⓘ
depictedIn painting "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) ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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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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 ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Battle of Assunpink Creek → associatedWith → Crossing of the Delaware River (context of the campaign) ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
John Glover → helped → George Washington cross the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 → alsoKnownAs → Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Hopewell Valley → hasHistoricEvent → Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Middle Colonies theater of the American Revolutionary War → includesEvent → Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Washington's Crossing National Historic Landmark → commemorates → the 1776 Christmas night crossing of the Delaware ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Johnson Ferry House → associatedWith → Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
Marblehead Regiment → participatedIn → crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776
The Crossing → depictsEvent → George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River ⓘ
linked to: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776