THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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He sent wave after wave of troops against the Hessians until their leaders surrendered.
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He had his entire army sneak away from its camp before the Hessians could attack at dawn.
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He crossed the Delaware River in the middle of the night to surprise the Hessians.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The general daringly led his men across the icy Delaware River and on a ten-mile march into Trenton, New Jersey, where they surprised a garrison of 1, 500 Hessians. The Americans dominated the fight and prevailed again in Princeton a week later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 allowed his army to strike the Hessians at Trenton the next morning.
Detailed explanation-3: -He hoped to out-think, out-maneuver, and wear out the British before the patriots themselves lost their commitment. In many ways, the American Revolutionary War was a war of attrition. Washington chose his battles carefully and used reasoning as a strategy for success throughout most of his military career.
Detailed explanation-4: -As commander-in-chief, Washington established spy networks, spread misinformation, and promoted the use of ciphers and invisible ink. Such tactics gave the Continental Army an advantage in Boston, at Morristown, and on other occasions.
Detailed explanation-5: -General George Washington’s army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton (December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.