<P> Washington then adopted a fortified position just south of the Assunpink Creek, across the creek from Trenton . In this position he beat back one assault on January 2, 1777, which he followed up with a decisive victory at Princeton the next day . In the following days, the British withdrew to New Brunswick, and the Continental Army entered winter quarters in Morristown, New Jersey . </P> <P> At the time of the crossing, Washington's army included a significant number of people who played important roles in the formation and early days of the United States of America . These included future President James Monroe, future Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton (a future Secretary of the Treasury), and Arthur St. Clair, who later served as President of the Continental Congress and Governor of the Northwest Territory . </P> <P> Both sides of the Delaware River where the crossing took place have been preserved, in an area designated as the Washington's Crossing National Historic Landmark . In this district, Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, preserves the area in Pennsylvania, and Washington Crossing State Park marks the New Jersey side . The two areas are connected by the Washington Crossing Bridge . </P> <P> In 1851 the artist Emmanuel Leutze created the painting called Washington Crossing the Delaware (pictured above), an idealized and historically inaccurate portrayal of the crossing . Fictional portrayals in film of the crossing have also been made, with perhaps the most notable recent one being The Crossing, a 2000 television movie starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington . </P>

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