Patriot morale was boosted from "summary" of Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
In that dark December, the American cause was at its lowest ebb. The rebel army had been driven from New York, across New Jersey, and into Pennsylvania. The British were closing in fast. The future of the young republic seemed uncertain. Despair hung over the land like a heavy shroud. Then, in a stroke of audacity and brilliance, General George Washington led his ragtag army in a daring nighttime crossing of the ice-choked Delaware River. It was a gamble of the highest order, a desperate throw of the dice in the face of overwhelming odds. But Washington knew that the moment called for bold action, for a daring stroke that would shake the enemy and hearten his own men. The crossing was a success. The Americans landed on the Jersey shore, cold and hungry but resolute. And in the days that followed, they struck back with a vengeance. At Trenton, they surprised and defeated a Hessian garrison, taking nearly a thousand prisoners. It was a stunning victory, a much-needed boost to the spirits...
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