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The Hessians responded quickly and fought bravely, but were overwhelmed by attacks from two sides and American artillery on a commanding hill. In fact, many of them had to jump up and down in the boats to knock off ice stuck to boat bottoms. If they sat, they would have sat in a couple inches of icy water. Most of Washington's army crossed the ice-filled river in boats with sides that were built to haul cattle. He would have fallen into the icy river, we are told.ДЄu contraire, says historian David Hatchett Fischer in the Pulitzer Prize winning 'Washington's Crossing.' It's likely Washington and his entire army stood, but they didn't cross in row boats. George Washington, we are told, did not stand in the boat while crossing the Delaware River en route to defeating the Hessians in Trenton despite the iconic painting of the event.Cornwallis' troops surrendered at Yorktown to end the war, they march out of the fort playing 'The World Turned Upside Down.' They were met by an American band playing 'Yankee Doodle Dandy.' The American army embraced the derisive song and when Gen. A doodle was a simpleton and the phrase 'stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni' implied the backwoods bumpkins could put a feather in their coonskin hats and think they were as elegant as European in the latest Italian style - the 'macaroni.' The song 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' became popular among the British as well as the rebels.

It is believed to be a corruption of Janke, or little Jan, a common Dutch name.

There are several theories as to the origin of the word, but the prevailing theory is that was a dismissive reference by the British towards American colonists and the Dutch origins of many northeast settlers. Here are some fun factoids to toss around tonight while waiting for the fireworks to start.

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— - Our childhood history books are full of facts about the American Revolution, but not all of them are correct and some compelling details of the struggle have been lost to time.

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