Christmas too wintry even for Washington as Revolutionary War reenactment foiled by river rapids, ice
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Dangerously high, fast water forced reenactors to cancel their Christmas Day 2022 crossing of the Delaware River, honoring General George Washington's famous assault of 1776.
Extremely high and rapidly moving water made it unsafe to impossible to cross the river this year. Even desperate wartime leader General Washington would have been forced to postpone his plan by 24-48 hours. Even so, a crowd of about 2,000 people, according to organizers, lined the river bank for speeches, marches and musters by reenactors this year. It took a "heroic effort" to ferry the Continental Army across the Delaware River in 1776. The attack turned the tide of the Revolutionary War and saved the cause of American independence. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The problem was compounded by bitterly cold temperatures and packs of ice that collected around the river-crossing craft.