On December 25, 1776, General George Washington crossed the Delaware River from McKonkey's Ferry in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey side, about nine miles north of Trenton.  The Continental army consisted of about 2,400 men, which began the actual crossing around 4 p.m.  In addition to the troops, 18 cannons and some 50-75 horses were ferried across in the large Durham boats.   Weather was against them; it was sleeting, making the crossing more arduous and longer than planned.  Washington marched his men to Trenton where they assaulted the city at dawn, and defeated the Hessian contingent there in the First Battle of Trenton.  The reenactment of the crossing is an annual event; sometimes the river does not cooperate and the crossing is scrubbed.  This year, the water was relatively  calm, the weather good, and the crossing proceeded.
















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