Washington’s Crossing
The American Revolution nearly failed. At the end of 1776, the President sent New Year ’s wishes to General Washington, hoping that the new year would be nothing like the horrible year they had just endured.
All that was about to change. In fact, it had already changed with Washington’s daring Christmas expedition across the Delaware. In the following weeks, Washington’s winter campaign in New Jersey invigorated the sagging spirits of liberty, dismayed the British and Hessian professionals, and changed the world.