The Hero of the American Revolution You Don’t Know, But Should

George Washington didn’t win alone

“Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze, 1851 (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The painting Washington Crossing the Delaware is one of the most iconic in American history, and with good reason. It immortalizes Washington’s daring attack on British-aligned Hessian mercenary troops at Trenton, NJ, on Christmas night, 1776. And as you can see above, Washington is the clear focal…