01x19 - Across the Delaware

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never give up

today on Liberty's kids fighting for

liberties one thing

dad for nothing's enough stand your

ground stand your ground you you can't

win a w*r by retreating Kenny he is in

danger becoming a parody of a general

22nd December 1776 dearest mother the

w*r goes badly for the Americans General

Washington has been driven out of New

York entirely his men carry on bravely

but the lack of supplies and victories

is taking its toll

some feel the general Washington's plan

of constantly retreating will wear out

his own forces while the British troops

remain strong the winter has forced all

sides to make camp we wait watching each

other even tonight the camp is alive

with news of a captured spy

his name is John Honeyman he's a butcher

from Greeks town New Jersey and a former

British soldier he has been supplying

Catalan intelligence of Washington's

movements to the Hessian army camped in

Trenton it seems that mr. Hanneman

journeyed too far away from the Hessian

camp in search of more cattle he was

captured by American soldiers on Patrol

what do you think they'll do to him what

do you think he's a Tory spy he betrayed

his neighbors I don't understand why

they call him a traitor

he's just being loyal to his king that

something James will never understand

right now James is interviewing the

soldiers to see what they think of mr.

Honeyman I don't care about it one way

or t'other

but what if General Washington gets

helpful information from questioning the

spy

I'll get the general some helpful

information my enlistments up in ten

days and I'm counting the minutes you

mean you won't reenlist don't you want

the about day I signed on to fight for

liberty I'm sorry I ever heard the word

it's cold and I ain't got nothing for my

feet I went four days without food till

I caught me a possum ever eat possum I

never will again

never will enlist again either I'm

running home to my family in ten days

you know what the rest of the militias

going with me will be nobody left

look honoree General Washington and the

Tory spy I hope that spy Honeyman hasn't

ruined Washington's plans whatever they

are this man is a notorious turncoat I

want to interrogate him personally in my

tent did you hear that he's going to

personally interrogate Audrey Audrey

Audrey get away from there

that's a visual army business we can't

be listening in on that but I wanted to

know if the spy has ruined anything

what do you have for me I bring news

that is better than your wildest

imaginings General Howe is suspended

military operations for the winter he's

movin the British troops to Staten

Island in Manhattan how has left Trenton

in the hands of Colonel Rall in his

Hessians Rahl has relaxed his guard in

his right for attack the Hessian colonel

is a brave warrior but he's fond of

comfort and they are about to begin

their Christmas celebration I have

prepared a diagram of the Hessian camp I

have also assured Colonel Rall that you

and your men are in no condition to

attack tonight after I made my

miraculous escape

I shall reassure him again words cannot

express my gratitude by posing as a

traitor you have put yourself and your

family in a most unpleasant position

I am glad if I've been a service that

you have

take charge of the prisoner this man is

unrepentant lock him in the guardhouse

funnyman has been spying on the British

for General Washington

we'll have you been looking for you

we've been worried about you did you

find anything out he was trying to

eavesdrop on official army business um

me but what about the spy that is none

of our business

remember me you were asking me those

questions last night

I'm soon-to-be-ex private Edward Hughes

of Virginie by the way I'm James oh my

name's Sara

I don't suppose you could spare a little

extra Cherie of course much obliged

y'all hear about the spy he got away

what nobody knows how the guard house

was still locked

he just wasn't in it this is a disaster

he's probably blabbing everything to the

British right now you're right that puts

us right in the middle of a camp that

could be stormed by British troops at

any moment James you don't seem very

concerned what I'm the loyalist you're

the patriot shouldn't you be at least as

worried designer I am I'm just hungry

dr. Franklin

mr. open a no Monsieur is partner Gerard

all France has been awaiting the arrival

lives a great American genius and all

you behold was a grouchy old man with

gout

not at all you are welcome in my home to

eat drink and rest I shall take you up

on all three so you come to France to

ask the King for help against the

British no no I come down my days

reading experimenting and working with

the great scientists of France oh yes of

course

then your coming has nothing to do with

Washington's crushing defeats at Long

Island and New York ours must seem a

lost cause if only some good news of

Washington's army could reach friends

are oh just after sundown we are going

to cross the Delaware and attack the

Hessian camp in Trenton my plan is

derived from the hit-and-run tactics

that the Indians on the frontier used

quite effectively in the last w*r

but with a touch of my own strategy

basically it's a three pronged sneak

attack three regimens Crossing the

Delaware at three different points above

Trenton opposite Trenton and downstream

from Trenton at Bordentown surrounding

the Hessians and cutting off escape

options general won't this plan be

terribly difficult to coordinate yes its

success will depend upon our ability to

meet that challenge and time the

landings so that the Hessians will be

surprised before they are out of their

beds

tonight after evening parade instead of

returning to your tents you are to

prepare to march to McConkey spirit

there we will cross the Delaware and

mount an attack on the British

stronghold in Trenton that is all just

when I thought I was going home

and merry Christmas to you only seven

days to go and we have to go get

ourselves k*lled

after that spires gone back and told him

everything they'll be waiting for this

as General Washington lost his mind he

knows what he's doing so you still think

he's got some secret plan of course he

does

I ain't seen none of it so far all we've

done is retreat and retreat again is

that the most useless mess I ever got

involved in out of dessert but you're a

soldier you can't just leave fighting

for liberties one thing not for

nothing's enough

James he has a right to know what he's

risking his life for he'll be alright if

he just follows Washington's orders

we spent that Christmas night crossing

the half-frozen

Delaware River hoping the Hessians

wouldn't catch on to General

Washington's plan

one cold why are we doing this

come on on read this is a chance to see

history in the making

oh and maybe freeze to death

come on y'all can't afford to do that

Hank everybody's cold why'd you take a

chance like that you could have fallen

into every man is important private

Hughes I'm just thinking about the cause

gotta admit I ain't been thinking about

the cause for quite some time

I must speak with Colonel Rohl at once

Colonel Rall is given explicit

instructions that he is not to be

disturbed for any reason could you give

him a message right away if you'd like

to write a note I would be glad to

deliver

Colonel Rock Washington's troops have

crossed the Delaware they are mounting

an attack you must rally your forces

immediately

that is it

I told you not to interrupt us no more

interruptions please yes sir

gentlemen shall we continue

in Washington the slate has ruined most

of the gunpowder they use the bayonet

captain Trenton must be taken has the

great George Washington gone mad

everything has gone wrong and he still

wants to continue y'all better take

cover in that there barn we'll be in the

sh**ting w*r soon please be careful and

don't take any unnecessary chances too

late

Wow

Colonel Rob Washington's troops at

attack

are you hurt yes I've been hit

I cannot stand I cannot move let me see

the phone

the note

colonel wrong for Hinton's troops have

crossed the Delaware they are mounting

an attack you must gather your forces

immediately if I had only read this note

I would not be lying here

look the flag our flag well it's not

exactly my flag we lost Miriam and the

town is ours we caught up with her

breeches down congratulations

finally a victory I'll tell you what

else when we was marching in I saw

General Washington on his horse the

horse slipped on the ice and woulda fell

but the general grabbed his mane with

his big right hand and pulled him

straight kept on going without a hitch

that's when I first started to think we

might have a chance

James but what happened to the spy

Honeyman was secretly spying for

Washington what I overheard them talking

when I went to get on RIA way from the

tent he told Washington that the British

had pulled out of Trenton and the

Hessian soldiers would not be ready for

an attack you knew this all the time and

didn't tell us it was a military secret

that I wasn't supposed to know so he

really did have a secret plan I wonder

what he's going to do in five days when

he loses his troops

my brave fellows you who have done all I

have asked you to do and more than could

be reasonably expected but your country

is at stake your families your houses

and all that you hold dear I know your

enlistment ends tomorrow the present

moment is one which will decide our

destiny I'm asking for volunteers to

stay on and continue the fight

Philadelphia merchant Robert Morris has

donated the money for me to offer each

man $10 for another tour of duty do I

have any volunteers I will if somebody

else will - I can't fight this thing

alone

now we have an army

without your courage private we wouldn't

have a chance now heck let's win this

thing

General Washington I want to

congratulate you on your brilliant

success yeah even though she doesn't

believe in your cause General Washington

yes

a message from Congress they fled to

Baltimore due to the British advance on

Philadelphia so now I'll have to go to

Baltimore to plead for more money and

troops no sir you won't that's the whole

point of the message evidently Congress

has seen fit to give me full power to do

all things relative to the operations of

w*r that's fantastic first a great

victory and now this most generals when

they get that much power become

dictators free nation must not be ruled

by generals the sword is the last resort

for the preservation of liberties and so

it must be put aside when those

liberties are established

dearest mother I now know that I have

been in the presence of a true military

genius when the British General

Cornwallis learned at the surprise

attack on Trenton

he immediately marched his troops there

the Hessian forces and all of their

weapons were gone captured by the

Americans

but Washington's troops were nowhere to

be found where were they

they were mounting a surprise attack on

Princeton New Jersey since most of the

British troops were in Trenton

Washington's mint of Princeton handily

Washington's skill and inventiveness at

using the tactics he learned from

Indians is beyond compare I am of course

still loyal to my king but I fear that

England faces a greater challenge than

she knows the American cry for

independence is being backed up by a

very can in general and the tide perhaps

is turning