The Winter Patriots
Watch our new presentation on Washington's great victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.
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With the Continental Army threatening to dissolve around him, General George Washington led the remnants of his army across the icy Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and routed a Hessian garrison at Trenton. The subsequent victories at the Battles of Second Trenton and Princeton secured Washington's place as one of the greatest generals in world history.
Watch our new presentation on Washington's great victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.
Watch the VideoLearn more about how and why Gen. George Washington decided to cross the icy Delaware River on the evening of December 25, 1776.
Learn MoreAfter crossing the Delaware, Gen. George Washington attacked the Hessian garrison at the Battle of Trenton.
Learn MoreLearn more about the remarkable Battle of Princeton - Gen. George Washington's great victory over the British on January 3, 1777.
Learn MoreWho were the Hessians and why were they fighting against Gen. George Washington's army?
Learn MoreThis immersive movie experience traces General Washington's important military victories at Boston, Trenton, and Yorktown. See it in the 4-D theater in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center at Mount Vernon.
Learn MoreSee paintings and photos from Washington's great winter campaign of 1776-1777
Washington Crossing the Delaware
The March to Trenton
Washington's Continentals Approach Trenton
The Delaware River
Where Washington Crossed
The Hessian Barracks
Washington at Trenton
The Attack on Trenton
The Death of General Rall
The Assunpink Creek
The Princeton Battlefield
The Death of General Mercer
Washington at Princeton
The Princeton Victory Monument