Speaking of a revolt against tyranny, five things you probably didn’t know about Washington’s bold Christmas move.
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Speaking of a revolt against tyranny, five things you probably didn’t know about Washington’s bold Christmas move.
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Washington, the nerve of the man! The sheer unmitigated gall! I hold him personally responsible for my fate! Capturing my great-great-great-great maternal grandfather at Trenton. He had to spend the rest of the war in involuntary servitude to a Virginia farmer until he’d paid off his obligation as a prisoner of war to the Continental Congress. As with many Hessian mercenaries, as not the eldest son there was no landed wealth for him to return to in Germany (hence the main reason for becoming a soldier) so he remained in what would become the United States. When I won the Sons of the American Revolution award in high school, I’m not completely sure they knew of my checkered past…
Merry Christmas Rand and to the rest of you colonials….
What I don’t understand is why Washington and his men crossed in boats, when that video Bevson tweeted shows a very sound-looking bridge in the background. Am I missing something?
Using the bridge wouldn’t have provided the element of surprise they needed.
That makes perfect sense. Thanks, Rand!