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Post by OLKoot on Dec 27, 2005 11:12:56 GMT 12.75
Re-Enactors Succeed in Delaware Crossing By JEFFREY GOLD, Associated Press Writer Sun Dec 25,10:53 PM ET
WASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J. - Hundreds of spectators along the Delaware River saw the first complete re-enactment since 2001 of Gen. George Washington's historic crossing. Unlike the past three attempts, when days of precipitation pushed water levels and speeds above safety levels, this Christmas presented a more placid route from Pennsylvania to New Jersey.
Jim Gibson, portraying Washington in a full uniform replete with sword and peaked cap, and about 60 of his fellow re-enactors made it across in two longboats just as a raw mist became a steady rain.
"Rain doesn't stop us," said Gibson, 53, of Fallsington, Pa., who has been part of the re-enactment for 15 years. "We do these things in all sorts of weather."
The actual crossing took place in the dark, in driving sleet, starting on Christmas night 1776 and finishing early the next day. The sentries' passwords: "Victory or death."
The army went on to key victories in Trenton and Princeton, reversing the declining fortunes of the Continental Army.
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Post by MadJack on Jan 4, 2006 5:21:46 GMT 12.75
Good post Steve. Seems those guys have problems every year. And, due to river regulations on safety and small craft, these guys are re-enacting the event, so safety is of primo concern. When GW did the crossing. they WENT. Mostly conditions were good enough to go, then. But war is war, and soldiers do what history later deems heroic and sometimes unimaginable. Then, maybe, that's why there are heroes; and then, there are the French.
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Post by OLKoot on Jan 4, 2006 6:12:15 GMT 12.75
LOL, Jack, if you havent already, go to Google search, put in "French Military Victories"........then click on "I Feel Lucky".......I think you'll have a ball and a good laugh....Just let me know what you think about the site!!! ;D ;D ;D
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