5 Fast Facts You Might Not Have Known About George Washington Crossing the Delaware:
...4. Washington Considered Canceling the Attack
The weather that night grew ever worse as time moved on, with one soldier recording that “it blew a perfect hurricane” as snow and sleet lashed Washington’s army.
George Washington’s men were suffering from poor morale before the crossing of the Delaware. They were tired, hungry, and hardly clothed for the elements.
By the time Washington and his troops got to the other side of the river, they were a full three hours behind schedule. It was another 10 mile march to Trenton.
The Mount Vernon site writes:
With every delay Washington’s fears that his army would be caught in the open magnified. What to do? Contemplating his choices Washington was seen brooding on a crate near a fire. Washington later wrote, when remembering this fateful moment, “…As I was certain there was no making a retreat without being discovered and harassed on repassing the River, I determined to push on at all Events.”...Read all!
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