Editing Delaware River (section)

===American Revolutionary War===
{{See also|American Revolutionary War}}
[[File:Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, MMA-NYC, 1851.jpg|thumb|''[[Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 painting)|Washington Crossing the Delaware]]'' by [[Emanuel Leutze]], 1851, is on display at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City]].]]
[[File:George Inness - On the Delaware River - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|''On the Delaware River'', an oil painting ({{Circa|1861}}–1863) by [[George Inness]] now on display at [[Brooklyn Museum]]]]

The strategic Delaware River was the scene of several important campaigns during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Perhaps the most famous event was [[George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River]] with the [[Continental Army]] on the night of December&nbsp;25–26, 1776, leading to a successful [[Battle of Trenton|surprise attack and victory]] against the [[Hessian (soldiers)|Hessian troops]] occupying [[Trenton, New Jersey]], on the morning of December 26.<ref>[[#savas2006|Savas, 2006]], p. 84</ref><ref>[[#brooks1999|Brooks, 1999]] p. 55</ref>

During the [[Philadelphia Campaign]] control of the Delaware River was urgently needed by the British, allowing their naval fleet to supply troops occupying Philadelphia. To this end, the [[Battle of Red Bank]] and the [[Siege of Fort Mifflin]] were fought on and along the shores of the Delaware by the American and British navies, commanded by [[John Hazelwood|Commodore John Hazelwood]] and [[Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie|Admiral Francis Reynolds]] respectively.<ref>[[#dorwart1998|Dorwart 1998]], pp. 40–41</ref><ref>[[#leach02|Leach, 1902]], p. 2</ref><ref>[[#mcgeorge1905|McGeorge, 1905]], pp. 3–7</ref> See [[:File:Philadelphia Map, 1777 Philadelphia Campaign2.jpg|historical map]] of that campaign.