A 1776 Christmas along the Delaware RiverSubmitted by JimmyKastner t3_zuxnp8 in newjersey
peter-doubt t1_j1m2f86 wrote
In the 1770s, the winters were exceptionally cold.
In 1778-79, Washington was encamped at Morristown. They had about 20 blizzards that winter. That's more than one per week.
DonutsAreCool96 t1_j1mdaom wrote
Not to mention half of the soldiers did this operation without shoes over the course of several days
AmericanoWsugar t1_j1nhz3f wrote
They had shoes: snow shoes
sutisuc t1_j1v3yjg wrote
Wasn’t it 79-80?
peter-doubt t1_j1wgjoe wrote
There were 4 that were similarly bad... Washington was in Morristown several winters
sutisuc t1_j1whb9y wrote
79-80 was the particularly bad one though. Looks like he was in middlebrook for 78-79
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