George Washington Remembered

December 9, 2010 at 8:00 am · Filed under england, new jersey, pennsylvania, tourism, travel and tagged: crossing the delaware reenactment, george washington, sulgrave manor, travel writing

By Linda Tancs

In December each year George Washington’s decisive victories against the British during the American Revolution are revisited.  In particular, his Continental Army’s famous crossing of the Delaware River from a stronghold in Pennsylvania on Christmas Day in 1776 is recounted in various re-enactments.  His plan was to attack the British at the Hessian-held town of Trenton, just across the Delaware River in New Jersey.  The prospects were dim, considering the beleaguered condition of the soldiers and the raging weather.  But the attack took the opposing forces by surprise, resulting in a victory that marked a turning point in the war.  Washington Crossing Historic Park will host a dress rehearsal on 12 December from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. prior to the Christmas Day event at 1 p.m.  Across another “pond” even more Washington memorabilia is available in England’s Northamptonshire at Sulgrave Manor, home of the President’s ancestors.

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