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At about 11 p.m. on Christmas, Washington's army commenced its crossing of the 
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and Hessian troops at Trenton, New Jersey, during the American Revolution. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River - Wikipedia [PAR] George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the 
night of December 2526, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the 
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Many of... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Trenton - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American 
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the Hessians arrived in Trenton to establish their... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River ... [PAR] Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated 
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... Cadwalader was to lead his force of 1,200 Philadelphia militia and 600... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Trenton - History Central [PAR] The American victory was the first of the war, and helped to restore American ... 
The council voted to launch a surprise attack on the British troops in Trenton on ... 
American forces began their crossing at the McConkey Crossing on Christmas 
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on Christmas night 1776 ... 2,400 American troops with 18 guns. ... would cross 
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Washington and his men as they crossed the Delaware River from ... also 
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had been killed and ten-times as many Hessians lay dead in the snow. [DOC] [TLE] Washington Crosses the Delaware, 1776 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] An eyewitness account of Washington's crossing and one of the American ... 
During the night of December 25, Washington led his troops across the ... The 
next morning they attacked to the south, taking the Hessian garrison by surprise 
and... [DOC] [TLE] The Crossing and Battle at Trenton - 1776 [PAR] THE CROSSING AND BATTLE AT TRENTON - 1776 by Kevin Wright. At about 
eight o'clock on the morning of December 26, 1776, American troops surprised a 
Hessian ... his troops and artillery on Christmas night, 1776, for the surprise 
attack... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Trenton (Dec. 26, 1776) Summary & Facts - Totally History [PAR] The Battle of Trenton was fought during the American Revolutionary war and it 
took ... of the British and their Hessian auxiliaries, the American army led by 
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... the Delaware River to launch a victorious surprise attack on Hessian troops. .... 
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crossing the Delaware at the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night 1776 by... [DOC]

Question: American forces crossed this on Christmas Night 1776 to launch their surprise attack on the Hessians
Answer: the Delaware River