Benjamin B.

George Washington Crosses  the Delaware River

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. -George Washington

Boom!!!!!!!!!!!! Here comes the…

King George lll have taxed the American colonies way too much and for bad reasons. They wanted freedom. It was like instead of getting paid by parents and working for it, they worked for money and paid them what they earned and double. Totally unfair! Hi, my name is Ben  Straborny and I am going to teach you about George Washington Crossing the Delaware River. I will teach you all of the hardships. All of the shortness of many supplies. And last all of the battles in between and after the Delaware River. Now, sit back and read this thrilling, exciting adventure.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. -George Washington

The Hardships of Crossing the Delaware River

      First of all, the weather was terrible and very hard to be in. Such as: The winter that year was bad.  Over the course of the winter, New Jersey had twenty six snowstorms and six of those

were blizzards!  Every saltwater inlet from North Carolina to Canada froze over completely. In fact, New York Harbor froze over with ice so thick that British soldiers were able to march from Manhattan to Staten Island.

Some soldiers were missing clothing. The soldiers have walked more than 20 miles in the snow barefoot. Many soldiers died from the harsh winters. Even some patrols and battles were called off because nobody would want to ride down and fight in that weather. That are the devastating hardships of the revolutionary war.

Shortness of Supplies+Men

Both George Washington and King George lll went out scavenging for more men to join their side and fight. And even after they stopped looking, they were still short of men. Some of the rebel soldiers were missing clothes like shoes. The rebels were also short of guns. Even if a soldier had a gun they didn't have much powder or amo. And last, they had to steal from the town villagers.

The rebels did not have enough of anything. They stole from the tories and captured leaders. All of the shots fired in the revolutionary war required gunpowder. Without gunpowder, no bullets would have been able to leave the gun. Which that leads me to the story of ¨The Gunpowder Shortage.¨

Detail of a 1775 Boston map depicting the location of the powder house, or magazine, now in Somerville (as shown above)

The shortest of gunpowder was an early conflict. The rebels knew if they were out of gunpowder they were in big trouble. They would have not battled or won anything without gunpowder. They had to get some gunpowder.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.- George Washington

That is George Washington and his crew crossing the Delaware River. You now know the hardships crossing the Delaware River. You also know the shortness and supplies. And last, you now know the battles in between and after this. I’m Ben Straborny and teached you about George Washington Crossing the Delaware River.

Some quotes above came from the website BrainyQuote. The example about the hard winter abo

ve came from the website emergingrevoultionarywar.org. Picture of map and caption came from allthingsliberty.com.