Battle of Trenton

On December 25, 1776, General George Washington, and the Continental Army, crossed the Delaware River; into New Jersey. They were going to fight with the British. On one side of the Delaware River, George's Washington army camped. In the other side, the British held the town of Trenton. The British thought that Americans were not going to fight because it was Christmas and the wind was blowing so hard plus it was snowing, so it was not like a fighting day. When the Americans arrived, the Hessians (British) were not prepared. The Hessians surrendered. The Americans killed twenty-three British and wounded eighty-three. In comparison to Americans, there were only two dead and five wounded.

The Americans didn't cross only one, they crossed three times!! The first one was when they crossed for the Battle of Trenton. The second one was to return back to the American's camp. The third time was to push back what was left from the British army and take much of New Jersey.

This picture shows how George Washington is in his way to fight with the British. Right there, he is crossing the Delaware River. On the floor, you may have seen a whiteish thing. That it's snow because it was Christmas. The Americans were welled prepare and they wanted to win. That same thing happened. Like we say in Spanish they're" contra viento y marea", against all odds.