General George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware in order to ambush a very strong Hessian Army was a key moment that gave the colonials the upper hand in the war. Washington and his army attacked December 25, 1776 on the Hessians at Trenton. If the attack had never happened, then the colonials may have never secured the conquer over the British. I think that this plan could not of been performed by anyone else but General George Washington.
General Washington had been considering some sort of extremely bold move since arriving in Pennsylvania. With the arrival of a massive amount of military members, he felt the time was finally right for some sort of action. He first considered an attack on one of the most southern positions near British positions near Mount Holly, where a military force had gathered. He sent his second in command, Joseph Reed, to meet with Samuel Griffin, the military commander. Joseph arrived on December 22, and found Griffin’s men in relatively poor condition, but they were willing to make some sort of diversion. This was later called the Battle of Iron Works Hill the next day. This battle drew the Hessians at …show more content…
A second column under Lieutenant John Cadwalader was to cross at Dunk's Ferry, near Bristol, Pennsylvania. A third column under General James Ewing was to cross at Trenton Ferry and hold the bridge across the Assunpink Creek, just south of Trenton, in order to prevent the escape of the enemy by that route. Once Trenton was secure, the combined army would take down the British posts in Princeton and New Brunswick. Preparations for the attack on the Hessians began on December 23. On December 24, the boats used to bring the army across the Delaware from New Jersey were brought down from Malta Island and secretly hidden behind McKonkey's Ferry. A final planning meeting took place that on that day, with all of the general officers, and leaders