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Why did George Washington make the risky move of crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776?

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to release Patriots taken prisoner at the Battle of Trenton, New Jersey

to make a surprise attack on German mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey

to smuggle ammunition to Patriot soldiers at Trenton, New Jersey

to secretly establish a Patriot settlement in Trenton, New Jersey

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to make a surprise attack on German mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey

He crossed on Christmas night 1776 to launch a surprise attack on the Hessian garrison at Trenton, boosting Patriot morale after earlier defeats.