6 Chapter 5 A Hometown Invaded

Chapter 5 A Hometown Invaded By the winter of 1776, the Continental army had lost battles in New York and retreated south into New Jersey. Unless the battling colonists could stop the British, Philadelphia would soon be under attack, as well. General Washington came up with a daring plan. He knew that Hessians, German troops hired by Britain, were camping near Trenton, New Jersey. Many people believed they would soon head to Philadelphia.

到1776年冬天，大陆军在纽约输掉了战斗，向南撤退到新泽西。 除非参战的殖民者能够阻止英国人，否则费城很快也会受到攻击。 华盛顿将军想出了一个大胆的计划。 他知道英国雇佣的德国军队黑森人正在新泽西州特伦顿附近扎营。 许多人相信他们很快就会去费城。

On December 26, 1776, Washington gathered some of his troops near McKonkey's

1776年12月26日，华盛顿在麦康基附近集结了部分部队

Ferry, Pennsylvania. (The site is known today as Washington Crossing.) Quietly climbing into boats, they sneaked across the icy Delaware River at night. They arrived at the Hessians' camp during a Christmas party and quickly defeated them. Washington and his men went on to win an important battle at Princeton, New Jersey. They camped for the winter in Morristown, New Jersey, about eighty miles to the north of Philadelphia. But the war was still moving closer to that key city.

宾夕法尼亚州渡船。(这个地方现在被称为华盛顿十字路口。)晚上，他们悄悄地爬上小船，偷偷地穿过冰冷的特拉华河。 他们在一次圣诞晚会上到达黑森人的营地，并迅速击败了黑森人。 华盛顿和他的部下在新泽西州的普林斯顿赢得了一场重要的战役。 他们在费城以北约80英里的新泽西州莫里斯敦扎营过冬。 但战争仍在向这座重镇逼近。

PAINTING OF A LEGEND

一幅传奇画

IN 1851, A GERMAN PAINTER NAMED EMANUEL LEUTZE MADE A FAMOUS PAINTING OF WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE RIVER. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN IMAGES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THE PAINTER IMAGINED WASHINGTON STANDING IN A ROWBOAT. AROUND HIM, MEN WORKED HARD TO ROW THE BOAT THROUGH THE ICY WATERS. IN THE BACKGROUND, A HORSE STOOD IN ANOTHER BOAT. BUT LEUTZE HAD MANY DETAILS WRONG. THE CROSSING WAS IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, NOT DAYTIME. THE WEATHER WAS NOT CLEAR, BUT RAINY. DURING THE ACTUAL CROSSING, ALL THE MEN WOULD BE STANDING, NOT JUST WASHINGTON. FUTURE PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE IS SHOWN IN THE BOAT WITH WASHINGTON, BUT HE DID NOT CROSS UNTIL LATER. A BLACK SOLDIER NAMED PRINCE WHIPPLE IS

1851年，一位名叫伊曼纽尔·洛伊兹的德国画家画了一幅著名的华盛顿横渡特拉华河的画。 这是美国历史上最著名的画面之一。 画家想象华盛顿站在划艇上。 在他周围，人们努力划着船穿过冰冷的海水。 背景中，一匹马站在另一条船上。 但是leutze有很多细节上的错误。 渡河是在漆黑的夜晚，而不是白天。 天气并不晴朗，而是下着雨。 在真正的穿越过程中，所有的人都是站着的，而不仅仅是华盛顿。 未来的总统詹姆斯·门罗和华盛顿一起在船上，但他直到后来才横渡。 一个叫惠普尔王子的黑人士兵

SHOWN IN THE BOAT, BUT HE WAS NOT REALLY WITH THE ARMY THAT DAY. THOUGH MANY OF THE DETAILS MAY NOT BE CORRECT, THE STORY WAS TRUE. WASHINGTON'S BRAVE RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER ON A DECEMBER NIGHT IN 1776 HELPED TURN THE TIDE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Back in Philadelphia, Betsy's life was changing again. She had met a sailor named Joseph Ashburn. On June 15, 1777, Betsy Ross became Betsy Ashburn when the pair married at the Old Swedes' Church in Philadelphia.

在船上，但那天他并不是真的在军队里。 虽然许多细节可能不正确，但这个故事是真实的。 1776年12月的一个晚上，华盛顿勇敢地骑马过河，帮助扭转了独立战争的局势。 回到费城，贝琪的生活再次发生了变化。 她遇到了一个名叫约瑟夫·阿什伯恩的水手。 1777年6月15日，贝琪·罗斯和贝琪·阿什本在费城的老瑞典教堂结婚，成为贝琪·罗斯。