On the evening of December 25, General Washington in a most severe season crossed the Delaware with a … - Mercy Otis Warren

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But what a man can do and what a man will do are two different things, he knew.

Mercy Otis Warren

On the evening of December 25, General Washington in a most severe season crossed the Delaware with a part of his army, then reduced to less than 2000 men in the whole.

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