The reenactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River at Washington Crossing Historic Park took place on Dec. 12.
The reenactment of Washington’s 1776 Christmas night river crossing occurred on the banks of the Delaware River.
During the event, several hundred re-enactors in Continental military dress listened to an inspiring speech by Washington and then rowed across the river in replica Durham boats, according to Washington Crossing Historic Park.
Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River in December 1776 during the American Revolution. The crossing of the Delaware River with more than 2,000 troops was in an effort to attack a Hessian force in Trenton.
Three thousand additional men and military equipment would not be able to make the crossing in time for the attack. Still the attack would proceed and the army surrounded the town. They captured hundreds of Hessians garrisoned in Trenton.