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A surprise military maneuver by General George Washington and the Continental Army on Christmas night, crossing the icy Delaware River to launch an attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey.
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A major thing in the revolutionary war. Fought for the high ground from the British. The British army and colonial militias from New England.
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when the Second Continental Congress appointed a five-member committee, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, to draft it. Jefferson wrote the initial draft, which was then reviewed and revised by the committee before being presented to Congress.
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1777-1778 Winter encampment of George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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A confederate victory during the American Civil War in Tennessee. Fought to try and win over Philadelphia. British General William Howe failed to draw the Continental Army under George Washington into a battle in New Jersey.