"Days after the Declaration of Independence is signed, a British force arrives in New York harbor. Washington and his troops are driven to New Jersey. With only a few days of enlistment left for many of his volunteers, a desperate Washington leads his army quietly across the Delaware River on the day after Christmas, 1776, to mount a surprise attack on a sleeping garrison in Trenton."--The Times That Try Men's Souls (1776-1777), Episode 3 of "Liberty! The American Revolution"
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These folks do this EVERY YEAR.
(They may have missed one or two because of ICE and the fickle Delaware River. Interesting that Washington had to contend with a river that the re-in actors thought too treacherous to attempt.)
Being from that part of the state, I’ve seen the dorys they use. Big, HEAVY, high sided wooden boats.
Take your kids to this. Its a history lesson all by itself.
Monumental to furthering the freedom of mankind, too.
signifying the tail end of the 400 year long mini ICE AGE 1350 to 1750.
and expect another one to start with absence of sunspots around 2016.
enjoy.
BFL
Sorry but who in their right mind would want to do this on Jesus’ Birthday. Seriously. I can’t imagine doing this on Christmas. Perhaps if they change to a more appropriate day, more people would attend.
Can anyone imagine Barack Obama doing that?
The reenactment is an annual event. I recall some years ago it was cancelled because it was too cold. Wondered at the time what George would have done.