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On Christmas Day of 1776, General George Washington, along with about 5,400 of his troops, crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian solders who were headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey. (Hessian soldiers were mercenaries hired by England to help Britain fight the American Revolutionary War).
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