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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, [a] at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. [3] ... 1776, and ordered the construction of fortifications.
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, which culminated in their attack on Hessian forces garrisoned at Trenton.
November 12 to 15, 1776 November 12 – Washington crosses to the west side of the Hudson River at Fort Lee. Demolished in 1899. Hackensack, New Jersey: November 15, 1776 Washington is on his way south when he receives news of a British threat against Fort Washington (east side of the Hudson River). He returns to Fort Lee.
A Proper Sense of Honor: Service and Sacrifice in George Washington's Army (2004) Dwyer, William M. The Day is Ours! November 1776-January 1777:An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton (1983). Ferling, John. Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence (2007) online Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776, depicted in an 1856 portrait, Washington's Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Leutze While the colonists were fighting the British to gain independence their newly formed government, with its Articles of Confederation, were put to the test, revealing the shortcomings ...
Washington's Crossing is the location of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25–26, 1776 in the American Revolutionary War.This maneuver led to victory in the Battle of Trenton.
1776 is celebrated in the United States as the official beginning of the nation, ... American Revolution: At 6 p.m. Gen. George Washington and his troops, ...
In June 1775, George Washington, a charismatic Virginia political leader with combat experience, was unanimously appointed commander of a newly organized Continental Army. [8] The Boston campaign continued with the Continental Army besieging British-occupied Boston until the British retreated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in March 1776. [9]