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one more crisis
Less than a week after his successful surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton, Washington and the American Army faced another crisis. On the last day of December, the enlistments of many of his soldiers would be up. The men were looking forward to going home, but if they left, Washington might not be able to continue the fight for freedom. Lining up his command, he made a personal appeal for them to re-enlist. About half the men agreed to stay, making possible another victory just three days later at Princeton.
George Washington, encouraging his men to re-enlist in the army | Tuesday, December 31, 1776