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American Revolution - Washington's Crossing, By David Hackett Fischer George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Over the middle of the mantel, engraving -- Washington crossing the Delaware; on the wall by the door, copy of it done in thunder-and-lightning crewel by the young ladies -- work of art which would have made Washington hesitate about crossing, if he could have foreseen what advantage to be taken of it. To study them with their general is to understand what George Washington meant when he wrote, "A people unused to restraint must be led; they will not be drove." All of these things were beginning to happen on Christmas night in 1776, when George Washington crossed the Delaware. www.americanrevolution.com /WashingtonsCrossingBook.htm   (3327 words)

Washington's Crossing Washington's Crossing back into New Jersey was a tremendous ordeal for his troops which were ill-shod, ill-clothed and weary. Thus, in "Washington Crossing" we are treated to an exciting account of an historical event coupled with a fascinating analysis of its importance in nearly 400 pages of pointed prose. No doubt that "Washington's Crossing" benefits from voluminous sources that describe every facet of the battles, from the perspective of command and control down to what the individual soldiers were doing and thinking. www.conservativemonitor.com /books03/32.shtml   (308 words)

Washington Crossing Historic Park Timeline Washington Crossing State Park was declared by newspapers as a, "Mecca for patriotic visitors from near and far." Various camps of the Patriotic Orders Sons of America and other patriotic groups made "pilgrimages" to Washington Crossing State Park for services and picnics. Washington Crossing State Park was transferred to the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission from the State Bureau of Forests and Waters. The 225th anniversary of Washington Crossing the Delaware included an early morning crossing of the River, a march to Trenton and a reenactment of the Battles of Trenton and later Princeton. www.ushistory.org /washingtoncrossing/history/timeline.htm   (1432 words)

Washington Crossing, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Washington Crossing was first settled in the late 1600s or early 1700s and was known by several names including Bakers Ferry, McKonkeys Ferry, and Taylorsville until the name was changed around 1918 to commemorate Washington crossing the Delaware here. This painting, by Peter Fiore is meant to be a historically accurate depiction of the crossing. This is an original account of Washington crossing the Delaware from a letter dated December 30, 1776. www.davidhanauer.com /buckscounty/washingtoncrossing   (1863 words)

Washington Crosses the Delaware, 1776 To compound Washington's problems, the enlistments of the majority of the militias under his command were due to expire at the end of the month and the troops return to their homes. Washington and his commanding officers decided to retrace their steps across the Delaware taking their Hessian prisoners with them. We marched on and it was not long before we heard the out sentries of the enemy both on the road we were in and the eastern road, and their out guards retreated firing, and our army, then with a quick step pushing on upon both roads, at the same time entered the town. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /washingtondelaware.htm   (916 words)

Grantian Florilegium: 1776 and Washington’s Crossing Washington and Jefferson and others should have been relegated to footnote status and obscurity, as well as infamy. Washington is an amazing case study in the category of leaders. Washington’s response was careful and guarded, but inwardly he must have been delighted. www.kingsmeadow.com /2005/07/1776-and-washingtons-crossing.html   (1958 words)

Washington Crossing State Park -- National Register of Historic Places Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor ... "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1851 On December 25, 1776, General George Washington and a small army of 2400 men crossed the Delaware River at McConkey's Ferry, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on their way to successfully attack a Hessian garrison of 1500 at Trenton, New Jersey. Washington, in his camp on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, realized that he must strike a military blow to the enemy before his army melted away and he was determined to hit the Hessian garrison at Trenton. www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/delaware/was.htm   (443 words)

Washington Crossing Historic Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Washington's campaign in New York had not gone well; the Battle of Long Island ended in a loss when the British troops managed to out-maneuver the Continental Army. Washington was forced to retreat across new Jersey to Pennsylvania on December 7 and 8. Washington Crossing Historic Park was founded in 1917 to perpetuate and preserve the site from which the Continental Army crossed the Delaware. www.bucksnet.com /washxing   (1206 words)

Washington Crossing Historic Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Washington Crossing Historic Park (WCHP) in Bucks County, a five hundred-acre site administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), commemorates this momentous event, opening visitors' eyes to just how extraordinary-and how significant-the American victory was. Virginian George Washington, appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress, had his hands full coping with desertion, disobedience, and the deplorable conditions under which his army existed. Washington, camped at Fort Lee in New Jersey directly across the river, reluctantly allowed Brigadier General Nathanael Greene to try to hold Fort Washington. www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/crossing/page1.asp   (466 words)

Washington Crossing the Delaware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Washington is emphasized by an unnaturally bright sky, while his face catches the upcoming sun. Debunkers of the painting's historical accuracy have traditionally said that Washington would have been sitting down; historian David Hackett Fischer has argued, however, that everyone would have been standing up to avoid the icy water in the bottom of the boat (the actual boats used had higher sides). Washington Crossing the Delaware (sonnet) is also the title of a 1936 sonnet by David Schulman. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware   (831 words)

Washington Crossing Historic Park This surprise attack and victory set the stage for Washington's subsequent victories at the Second Battle of Trenton and Princeton. The Crossing and the Trenton/Princeton campaign have become known as the Ten Crucial Days — a campaign that saved Washington's army from defeat, allowing them to fight another day and achieve ultimate victory. From the time of the crossing of the Delaware River to within the next ten days, the fate of the colonies was changed. www.ushistory.org /washingtoncrossing/index.htm   (519 words)

Washington Crossing the Delaware The actual crossing was done in the dead of night, during a driving snowstorm, and was completed by three a. He was quartered in the house where Washington made the decision to cross, and served as a scout and trusted adviser to the General, but there's nothing in the historical records to indicate he crossed in the same boat. Of course, few of the soldiers who crossed the river that horrible night to fight what was to be one of the few battles that can be said to have changed the course of the history of the entire world were as fortunate as Monroe or Madison. www.americanrevolution.org /delxone.html   (627 words)

Amazon.ca: Washington's Crossing : Pivotal Moments in American History: Books: David Hackett Fischer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Washington used firepower and intelligence as force multipliers to speed the war for a practical people who wanted to win quickly in order to return to their ordinary lives. For example, after the battle of Trenton when George Washington surprised the Hessians and killed or captured a thousand of them, there was a second battle of Trenton in which Washington was severely outnumbered by the British, but he managed to slip away. George Washington emerged once more as the great American hero and his fellow Americans proves within these pages, as our greatest generation of our national history and I write that with all due respects to Tom Brokow and his somewhat overhype "greatest generation" term he gave to the World War II veterans. www.amazon.ca /Washingtons-Crossing-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/0195170342   (2103 words)

On "On Seeing Larry River's Washington Crossing the Delaware..." Rivers denied that his Washington Crossing the Delaware was specifically a parody of Emmanuel Leutze’s painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A good example of this kind of work is 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' (1953), an important 'repainting' of a traditional American icon, Leutze's painting of 'Washington Crossing The Delaware', which undermined the heroism, masculinity and patriotism of the original. Washington becomes only one of many going about their business; he seems isolated and his stance is much less heroic and purposeful than in the original. www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/m_r/ohara/rivers.htm   (2230 words)

Amazon.com: Washington's Crossing: Books: David Hackett Fischer,Nelson Runger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Washington's Crossing is at once both rich with detail and eminently readable, scholarly, yet approachable. Washington emerges from his pages as a genius simply for being able to adapt to the situation at hand and create and lead what became the Continental Army. Washington's crossing of the Delaware was a major turning point in the revolution and brought about a stunning change in the fortunes of the war. www.amazon.com /Washington-Crossing-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/140258363X   (2481 words)

Washington's Crossing Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) On Christmas Day, General George Washington led his bedraggled troops in a dangerous crossing of the Delaware River and fell upon the Hessian garrison at Trenton, New Jersey. Washington's Crossing is history in the heroic mode. Furthermore, although Fischer is hardly alone in thinking that defeat of the Continental army in New Jersey would have ended the American struggle for Independence, his own evidence of intense civilian harassment of the king's forces, to say nothing of the territorial vastness of the new nation, calls into question this long-standing assumption. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3644/is_200501/ai_n14800302   (834 words)

washington crossing delaware On Christmas evening in 1776 Washington crossed the Delaware river on his way to defeat the Hussian and British troops, a turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. Washington is framed by the natural light behind him. Washington looks calm and comfortable standing on this boat that must have been rocky on this frozen river. www.artmuseums.com /washington_crossing_delaware.html   (474 words)

OUPblog: Washington's CrossingAn excerpt for President's Day weekendIntroduction: The Painting In the foreground is the heroic figure of George Washington. The effect of smoke and flame was to mask the central figures of Washington and Monroe in a white haze, while the other men in the boat remained sharp and clear. From Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for History, a New York Times Bestseller and a 2004 National Book Award Finalist. blog.oup.com /oupblog/2006/02/washingtons_cro.html   (2374 words)

Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware These troops, of 2,400, led by General George Washington, were on their way to attack a Hessian Garrison of 1,500 in Trenton, New Jersey and had been given the password for the day, "Victory or Death". The painting commemorates Washington's crossing of the Delaware on December 25, 1776. As of 2004, the original Washington Crossing the Delaware painting is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but you can purchase a copy at http://www.Posterlovers.com. articlecrazy.com /Article/Washington-s-Crossing-of-the-Delaware/21314   (658 words)

Worldandnation: Washington's crossing canceled WASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J. - A Christmas Eve downpour after heavy rain and snow made the Delaware River too dangerous for the annual re-enactment of George Washington's bold Revolutionary War crossing Thursday, grounding the actors for the second Christmas in a row. Last year, sleet, wind and strong currents prevented the crossing - conditions similar to what Washington faced as he and his men crossed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey in the dark on Christmas Day 227 years ago. Even with the crossing re-enactment called off Thursday, thousands of spectators watched as actors in period costume marched, fired artillery and read from Thomas Paine's Common Sense. www.sptimes.com /2003/12/26/Worldandnation/Washington_s_crossing.shtml   (279 words)

Powell's Books - Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer George Washington lost 90 percent of his army, and was driven across the Delaware River. At the same time, Washington and his army developed an American way of war, and also a war-ethic that John Adams called "the policy of humanity." Their conduct of the War for Independence gave new meaning to the Revolution, in a pivotal moment for American history. David Hackett Fischer recounts George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River as a pivotal moment that gave rise to a unique American way of war fundamental to the success of the War for Independence. www.powells.com /biblio/1-0195170342-0   (700 words)

Crossing By December of 1776, Washington desperately needed a victory to rally his troops, increase morale, and get them to extend their enlistments beyond the December 31, 1776 expiration. Washington lost not a single man during the battle, but many froze during the march. The heavy rains and snow that preceded the Crossing left the Delaware River seven feet above normal, and was moving at a pace too rapid to safely navigate for the crossing. www.11thpa.org /Crossing.html   (349 words)

Department of Environmental Protection After crossing the rough winter river at night, General George Washington and the Continental Army landed at Johnson’s Ferry, at the site now known as Washington Crossing State Park. The theatre is operated by the Washington Crossing Association of New Jersey from June through August. The house was likely used briefly by General Washington and other officers at the time of the Christmas night crossing of the Delaware. www.state.nj.us /dep/parksandforests/parks/washcros.html   (880 words)

NPR : 'George Washington Crossing the Delaware', Present at the Creation What's more, the boats used by the Continental Army would have been different, the time of day is wrong (it was actually night), and the jagged chunks of ice floating near the boat would have been smoothed over by the flow of the river. At the moment of creation, the German revolution had all but failed, and like the soldiers surrounding Washington in the painting, the idealistic artist must have felt the sting of a losing battle, mixed with a surge of hope that victory might lie just across the river. George Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/patc/georgewashington   (710 words)

Washington's Crossing Park - Bucks County - Revolutionary War Battle of Trenton This was the spot where General Washington crossed the Delaware River to defeat the Hessians at Trenton. Washington Crossing is about two miles north of I-95 on Route 32 (River Road). The correct name of the park is Washington Crossing, not Washington's Crossing. www.bucksviews.com /Parks/WashingtonsCrossing/washingtonscrossing.htm   (358 words)

Washington's crossing of the Delaware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Final preparation for the attack was begun on December 23. A hail and sleet storm had broken out early in the crossing, winds were strong and the river was full of ice floes. The Sullivan column would take River Road from Bear Tavern to Trenton while Washington's column would follow Pennington Road, a parallel route that lay a few miles inland from the river. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington's_crossing_of_the_Delaware   (2160 words)

Washington Crossing in Woburn, MA Washington Crossing Apartments is conveniently located at the intersection of I-95 and I-93, just 9 miles north of Boston and only 1 mile from the new Anderson Woburn Commuter rail. Washington Crossing offers an unparalled combination of luxury and convenience for all our valued residenst to enjoy. Washington Crossing also offers fabulous amenities such as a state of the art fitness center, business center and conference room, stadium style seating movie theatre, and much more. www.rent.com /rentals/massachusetts/boston-and-vicinity/woburn/442445   (166 words)

Washington Crossing the Delaware Economy painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware on a wooden plaque (11X14 image, 15X18 finished) with brass nameplate. Luxury Large painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware (17X30 giclee applied image on archival-quality canvas with ultraviolet seals to aid in preservation; 42X29 finished) with brass nameplate. Luxury Small painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware (12X21 giclee applied image on archival-quality canvas with ultraviolet seals to aid in preservation; 33X24 finished) with brass nameplate. www.xmission.com /~nccs/art/washington_crossing_the_delaware.html   (178 words)

www.crossingvineyards.com - Revolutionary Crossing Vineyards is located on a two-hundred year old Bucks County estate, less than a mile from the place where George Washington crossed the Delaware in 1776. Crossing hosted a wine-themed Mediterranean Cruise on Celebrity’s Millennium, which included stops in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Croatia. Crossing Vineyards and Winery recently earned six medals in the prestigious Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. www.crossingvineyards.com   (414 words)

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