The correct answer is: After general George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton.
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of theAmerican Revolution. In the Battle of Trenton(December 26), Washington defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing
We failed because of the installation of political parties, meddling in foreign affair, the loss of neutrality, the fact that Washington stepped down set the president of the 2 term presidency which failed when FDR became president for 4 terms.
