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George Washington already snuck across the Delaware River but you can still catch the reenactment
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
The reenactment of Gen. George Washington s crossing of the Delaware River in 1776 is filmed on Dec. 6, 2020 for a special broadcast this year due to the pandemic.(Photo courtesy of Michael Chipowsky)
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In fact, he likely did.
Smallpox was rampant during the colonial era and deadly disease was just another obstacle to overcome when Washington planned the Christmas night crossing from Pennsylvania to New Jersey on his way to defeat the Hessians in the first Battle of Trenton the next morning.