George Washington (Christmas Morning Crossing of the Delaware VIII)

General Washington after landing on the New Jersey side of the river in the annual Christmas morning crossing of the Delaware.
Many of the wonderful reenactors pictured here are of the 3rd New Jersey Grays, who can be found here: www.jerseygreys.org/

"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 surprise attack organized by George Washington against Hessian (German auxiliaries in service of the British) forces in Trenton, New Jersey, on the morning of December 26. Planned in partial secrecy, Washington led a column of Continental Army troops across the icy Delaware River in a logistically challenging and dangerous operation. Other planned crossings in support of the operation were either called off or ineffective, but this did not prevent Washington from [marching his troops 19 miles through the night, ultimately] surprising and defeating the troops of Johann Rall quartered in Trenton. The army crossed the river back to Pennsylvania, this time laden with prisoners and military stores taken as a result of the battle.

Of the Hessians quartered in Trenton, 22 were killed, 92 wounded, and and 918 captured. The Colonials suffered 2 frozen to death, and 5 wounded.

Washington's army then crossed the river a third time at the end of the year, under conditions made more difficult by the uncertain thickness of the ice on the river. They defeated British reinforcements under Lord Cornwallis at Trenton on January 2, 1777, and defeated his rear guard at Princeton on January 3, before retreating to winter quarters in Morristown, New Jersey.

The unincorporated communities of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and Washington Crossing, New Jersey, are named in honor of this event." (Wikipedia, and History.com)

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Taken on: December 25, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/4.0, 1/3200 sec, 300mm (=450mm), ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.3 (Macintosh)
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