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A j vi 1 t e 1 S Vy r ayR P Q J i D felt fr 4 r rr F Jr 1 R bas ba's 4 r 4 Ii P erh rt a Io q Y at j yil sf e n a v Ci a yi g- g oa r y x s r y A AM M Ap P ter I F yr ir Le rYr Q Ja t En fN re 1 t y t F t ost r Y a as s 1 a a yx ag a 1 S S S i wf yr e I r j y ww P a s 4 55 qS S s sPa wry r r tY t oear- oear d g a a. a 11 r z 2 a 1 Tv Tat Washington ton and Lt Lafayette ette 5 e s SS 5 5 S 3 w as W s spi pi s ae aed ti df Ke 1 t a v L y t d a 1 t s Q tsa vy 1 j Troops to General Washington Picture of Surrender er of He ian Troops Troop cour p layco the Mabel Brady Garvin Institute of Amerlean Amer Amer- lean Arts and Science Y Yale le university Other t a Qi r arti r a r pictures picture court courtesy e y George Washington Bicentennial o nial Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington 1932 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSONS S TilE THE time draws draw nearer for tor forthe forthe the observance In n 11 1032 32 of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington Washing Washing- ton It Is II worthy of comment that the man mOD who Is 18 to be beC C honored l In a wide nation celebration celeS celebration cele cele- S bration only a little more than thana a year hence was the c central figure Jure In two of the most historic Christmas days daya In 10 all American history One of them was In 1770 1710 and the story of It ft Is Iseo isso BO so familiar to all Americans that It needs retelling retell ing lag here only In the barest outline outline how how on Christmas Christ mas inns eve Washington took supper at General Greenes Greene's headquarters and there perfected his plans for tor crossing the Delaware vore river the next day clay and attacking the outpost at Trenton N. 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J J J- held beld by i Il Ii force of ot approximately 1000 1100 liessi lies lies- si slana an a under the command commard of Colonel Rail Rell because he believed that these Germans busy bUllY with lIh their Christmas feasting and merrymaking would fall tall easy euy victims to III a surprise attack The crossings crossing of the Ihl river began nt at I sit sip h clod clock Christmas evening Washington planned to 10 have hn his entire army on Ilse Ihl Jersey Jerley by y midnight and ond begin bel the tho march to 10 Trenton by hf one clock so that he he could attack the Hessians just before dawn n Hut the Ice filled river threatened in Io upset oil nil his plans and sonic some of If his were f tur fr r calling lilT otT the expedition entirely Washington how bo however ever t resolved to 10 carry It II through anti and although the crossing took look no less s than ten IUIS It II w wo 01 us accomplished and tour four cluck o'clock In Iu finally the morn mornIng Ing found Ills Ids army drawn up on the 1111 New lew JErl Jere side aide rend rent fur for the seven mile march parch to Trenton So t away awny they went with sleet and Drill snow f heatIng heat lug Ing upon their heir backs huckl and leaving Moody bloody footprints foot fool footprints prints In fn the snow MS HII 1111 they marched Two Tau other divisions of ot Washington's army which were pre to co cooperate cooperate 0 operate In III the n It nek had hOll failed to cross the river rl and aud his force torce consisted of between 2300 2401 and 2400 2900 men Irren True Kail had only 1000 00 Hessians nt III Trenton but It If Ms tits discovered Washington's Washing tons ton's lIne advance he hp con could Id fight a II defensive en engage engagement lIle- lIle meat ment until aid came Fortunately for the cause of ot American liberty however er n II patrol sent out early In the morning by one of tails Kail's subordinates the commander himself was sleeping off his Ills Christmas celebration did not nol go 10 far for enough and the Americans were WE're althe at al atthe atthe the outskirts of Trenton before they were we're red Bred Despite the surprise the rallied mIlled and pu pu up lip n a stubborn defense for tor n II short lime iliac Gut but It II was hopeless stall Kail was OB mortally wounded M t n i. i r raS aS tT a a v T A 4 y t tL L q AT 1 H Washington ton OJ 1 Crossing ui he e. e Delaware and died I lle lie following follo 1 t l two enty ot It tile the lIell were Nere killed outright 28 s so Su badly uund wound ed Id that they were crt let It'll Ii In Trenton and M td others along alone with I the Ihu III Americans American as us j across tin tin- river with their WW MH pris rl CIDers onera Washington's loss fuse was vas four wounded 11 llIel 1101 not u I killed Ills His p Hi victory Iury vas wai H a tonic tonk Ii to the discounted patriots Aiming no Christ heist nm mss gifts the III III ni nt Trenton nm must 1 be he rare among the most splendid or ut nil all I line Hut But If Christmas div 11 of l 1770 O was nun u II bright I gill one for Washington ills Ills t t ulen the Christmas Christians da day of 1777 1771 vas wim 1 corn corn-ci dark The hud bud taken the Ihl null o army army- nil nilIS was IS but bul 11 II shadow of n II lighting fighting ll hll force rUrIe u II plot to ID remove e from command Intel hull own been narrowly ly I a averted verI 11 congress n was US demoralized and the patriot cause CUlIse us t nl III a tow III ebb Until Both fur for forIta Its Ita defensive value am and as n a potential threat against Washington Washl had bad decided to move nw his hilS army arnny to Valley Palley Forge Torge from frow where whre It was stationed at III the beginning of Dec DIm em her bel 1777 S So he took lonk up 1111 the tulle march tad and again there were ere footprints In he the an snow ow stained with roll red Arriving at lit Forge on December 19 10 his this army of ot ragged ld starved half Continentals went rent Into the the- winter which luis Ilas the Ihl name Valley Forge Joure forever famous as a 0 symbol cf d suffering and s devotion cle to n ti cause On Christmas day Washington I l Il on In his hla orderly book note that thai Ito was all hutted for tor the winter Ic in some 1200 cabins I. I im 1111 II text I bring up 1111 a 8 picture of ot a no an army snugly hous housed In comfortable barracks baracks le let It be lt recorded recd thin that the huts huls were little more than Ihan pills piles of or logs IUIS thrown up UI hastily around holes ilu dug In iu he Ile ground the Ih spaces between the Ille logs plastered plas plas- Hilli mud The roofs were slabs but hilI the they were leaky and water poured In III on u the heads bends o ot of their Inhabitants n II well 11 as seeped through h the wall walls is unless uey had had foresight or strength enough to 10 dig drain ditches n II round I the hI outside Alt Add AtI to 10 such u situation h the misery of hunger and sickness and you ou e have a n picture of ot the horror thili w was Ila Valley y Forge Fore For lor the lie of Ut the Continental army neglected b. b by a II vacillating and Tigress s fallen down on no tie Its Job entirely DM flu December SI 21 the Hie e commander In chief I wrote to lu the president of or congress that thUI out of ot about 1 1000 1100 men lUen wen we We have hl by return this day duy made no 10 less lesli than limn 2081 USH men now In camp amp unlit for tor dut duty because they lIy are barefoot and otherwise other naked He Ise also reported that on cm this same day the hud had nut not u a o le hoof of ot any kind to 10 slaughter army and not more than shun twenty I of flour Few tew men had more than one shirt shirl many ony only the moiety ty of or one vile and ami some urne none norie nl fit all Owing to the luck I ot of numbers had horl to sit all nIght b by Ores re up I Un Under r such conditions It Is 8 only too lI sy et-sy S' S to 10 what that a 11 cheerless day II ft t was n that Valley Washington 1 41 Ills hi men I 81 spent In 17 1777 at Valley I forge orie l ltd tg t Gr br New 1 I |