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On Christmas Day 1776, Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River in the face of a full-blown nor’easter. Landing on an icy riverbank not far from where I grew up, Washington and his ragtag troops marched south through the snow and sleet to rout the Hessian garrison at Trenton. This battle, and two subsequent ones at Trenton and Princeton, helped to save the faltering American Revolution. […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Washington_Crossing_Delaware.jpg