Crossing the Delaware · Part 4 of 4
About this episode
In December 1776 George Washington offered his men cash to stay. Fighting Britain in America's Revolution, his army had just won a surprise battle at Trenton, New Jersey.
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Research sources for this film
- Pennsylvania DCNR, Washington Crossing Historic Park history
- Emerging Revolutionary War, New Year's Eve 1776
- Founders Online, Robert Morris to George Washington, 1 January 1777
- Founders Online, Washington to the Executive Committee of Congress, 1 January 1777
- American Battlefield Trust, Ten Crucial Days: second success at Trenton
- American Battlefield Trust, Battle of Princeton
- American Battlefield Trust, Audacity: Washington and the crucial days
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