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(Wednesday, December 25, 1776, 6:00 p.m. local time; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — General George Washington and his 2,600 troops marched to McKonkey’s Ferry, crossed the Delaware River tonight and landed on the New Jersey bank at 3 a.m. the following morning for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey.

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