Question

What were the cause and effect of The Crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton on December 26th, 1776?

Answer 1

Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 allowed his army to strike the Hessians at Trenton the next morning. Washington's plan was to cross the river at night, march to the nearby town of Trenton, New Jersey, and attack the Hessian garrison right before dawn.

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