What Happened On Christmas Day In 1776

1776 during the american revolutionary war was the first move in a surprise attack organized by george washington against hessian german auxilaries in service of the british forces in trenton new jersey on the morning of december 26.

What happened on christmas day in 1776. White christmas written by the formidable composer and lyricist irving berlin receives its world premiere on december 26 1941 on bing crosby s weekly nbc. George washington s christmas night raid december 25 2013 the great christmas night raid in 1776 would forever serve as a model of how a special operation or a conventional mission for that matter might be successfully conducted. On december 6 1776 the british captured the naval base at newport rhode island. Christmas 1776 during one of the darkest moments of the american revolution gen.

On this day in history december 25 1776 george washington crosses the delaware river on christmas day with the continental army on their way to attack the hessians at trenton new jersey. George washington led his army over the frozen delaware river on the evening of december 25 1776. On the 11th of that month washington took his troops across the delaware river into pennsylvania. Led by george washington most of his army dressed in rags and barefoot faced a winter gale of rain sleet ice and snow.

1776 month day december 25. What happened during the christmas day of 1776 1 see answer. The next day over concerns of a possible british attack the continental congress abandoned philadelphia for baltimore. On christmas day 1776 nearly all thought the revolution was lost except for a valiant few who still believed in the cause we owe our liberty today to those valiant few.

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