PRINTER'S NO. 183
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
46
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BOBACK,
CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, COX, DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, FREEMAN,
GABLER, GILLEN, GREINER, GROVE, HEFFLEY, PHILLIPS-HILL,
KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD,
B. MILLER, MURT, NEILSON, ORTITAY, PEIFER, PICKETT, READSHAW,
REESE, RYAN, SACCONE, SAYLOR, TOOHIL, WARD AND WATSON,
JANUARY 31, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 31, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing December 26, 2016, as the 240th anniversary of the
Battle of Trenton.
WHEREAS, The American Revolution began in 1775 after the
British colonies began to rebel against the British empire; and
WHEREAS, By 1776, the Declaration of Independence was
ratified, and the new nation was struggling to fight against the
armed forces of their former king; and
WHEREAS, Commanded by General George Washington, the
Continental Army was the first organized militia assembled to
fight the Revolutionary War; and
WHEREAS, The Continental Army had suffered a series of
defeats and, without a victory, the army faced disbandment; and
WHEREAS, On Christmas Day of 1776, General George Washington
led his army of approximately 2,400 men, with cannons in tow,
across the icy Delaware River in an attempt to spring a surprise
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