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Revolutionary War: 1775-1799 |
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Revolutionary War: 1775-1799 |
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It was Christmas night, 1776, in the midst
of a howling snow storm, when the 14th Continental Regiment, many of whom
were sailors and fishermen from Marblehead, Massachusetts, assisted in
ferrying George Washington and his troops across the Delaware River,
without the loss of a single man or piece of equipment, to attack a
British garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. They then participated in
the successful attack, and subsequently ferried the army back across the
river, with approximately 900 Hessian prisoners captured in the battle.
It was a turning point in the war for independence! Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, 1851, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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Revolutionary War: 1775 - 1779
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