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GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE BATTLE OF TRENTON

Andrew Hogsten

George Washington was the general of the continental army from 1775-1783 and was the first president of the United States of America. His father Augustine Washington and mother Mary Ball out of that he was the 5th of 10 siblings the first four were mothered by Augustine’s first wife and did not survive to adulthood. He was famous for many things but the thing that makes him most famous is the Battle of Trenton on December 26 1776. Durring that battle he lead many men across the Delaware River the Hessians have put there guard down and after having a huge Christmas feast they all went to sleep then the Americans took them by supprise and before they could resist they were taken prisoner and took over 1,500 Hessians prisoner.