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It is sometimes noted that the Hessians were celebrating Christmas and were caught off guard. That some were drunk is generally discounted, but many were less than prepared for the Continentals' attack.

Washington definitely had the element of surprise: crossing the Delaware in the middle of winter could not have been seen as highly probable by the British.

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