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which he showed alike through the bitter wo 

 of the winter at Valley Forge, on the night 

 when he ferried his men across the half-frozen 

 Delaware to the overthrow of the German 

 mercenaries at Trenton, and in the brilliant 

 feat of arms wheieof the outcome was the de- 

 cisive victory of Yorktown. 



