Re-enactors prepare for George Washington's daring Christmas Day Delaware River crossing
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}George Washington is set for his annual Christmas Day trip across the Delaware River.
The 63rd annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river is slated to kick off from Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, at 1 p.m.
The annual Christmas tradition draws families and fans of history to both sides of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river during the original crossing. Washington's troops marched 8 miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton.
Thirty Hessians were killed, and two Continental soldiers froze to death on the march.