白宫发表声明纪念特伦顿战役，称华盛顿渡河奇袭拯救了独立革命
白宫12月26日发表“美国250”系列声明，纪念1776年12月26日在新泽西州特伦顿发生的特伦顿战役。声明说，乔治·华盛顿将军率领的大陆军在冰封的河岸边展现了全部力量，爱国者在特伦顿获胜，这是美国历史上最具传奇色彩的战役之一，拯救了独立革命，并在每个美国人心中重新点燃了独立事业。
声明回顾，1776年圣诞夜，暴风雪席卷当地，华盛顿率领2,400名疲惫的士兵乘船渡过特拉华河，历时11小时把火炮、马匹与给养运过浮冰封冻的河面，随后在严寒中向特伦顿行军9英里。次日清晨，大陆军从两个方向突袭为英国作战的黑森雇佣军，经过约两小时近距离战斗，约900名黑森士兵投降，大陆军获胜。
声明说，这场胜利恢复了人们对美国事业的信心，证明勇气与决心可以克服恐惧与绝望。在美国迎来独立250周年之际，声明向在特伦顿获胜的将士致敬，并表示要以他们的坚韧、勇气与爱国精神为榜样，永不停歇地为维系共和国的崇高事业而奋斗。
White House Marks Battle of Trenton Anniversary, Saying Washington's Crossing Rescued the Revolution
The White House on December 26 issued an America 250 statement marking the anniversary of the Battle of Trenton, fought on December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. The statement said the full might of General George Washington's Continental Army was revealed along the frozen riverbanks when the Patriots triumphed at Trenton, one of the most legendary battles in American history, which rescued the Revolution and rekindled the cause of independence in the heart of every American.
The statement recalled that on Christmas night in 1776, as a fierce winter storm swept the region, Washington ordered 2,400 weary soldiers into boats for the crossing of the Delaware River, pushing artillery, horses and provisions through ice-choked waters for 11 hours, then marching nine grueling miles toward Trenton through unrelenting cold. At dawn, the Continental Army advanced on the town from two directions and, after about two hours of close fighting, some 900 Hessian mercenaries fighting for the British surrendered.
The victory restored confidence in the American cause and proved that courage and determination could overcome fear and despair, the statement said. As the nation approaches 250 years of independence, it saluted the men whose victory at Trenton secured America's inheritance of liberty, and vowed to look to their grit, valor and patriotism and to never stop fighting for the sacred causes that sustain the Republic.
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