Crossing+the+Delaware

Crossing the Delaware  By: Baleigh

On November 1776, a bad time for our young army. It was very cold for them to fight. Wow they were sleeping in the open. At least they were under a roof. Everyone thought the redcoats were going to follow them across the Delaware. The Merrick Family loaned the people General Washington to fight. The redcoats were a very strong force so they could kill Washington's army real easily. At this time the Americans had not won a battle yet. They had to wait until the river froze over so they could walk over it, to get away from the British. People died while walking over the frozen river. It took them along time to cross the river but they finally made it. General Washington was for sure they were going to win. The colonist came back and won the American Revolution. All night and all day it was raw outside [cold outside]. It was like that all the time. All the people did not have good materials to keep warm. So a lot of people died because they got really sick or they got frostbite. It was worth it! That is all about when they crossed the Delaware.