First Christmas Special (Second Edition)! “George Wishes Some Hessians a Merry F’ing Christmas”

History That Doesn't Suck

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🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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“These are the times that try men’s souls.” This is the story of a Christmas Miracle at Trenton, New Jersey. George Washington’s army is exhausted, disheartened, battered, starving, freezing–all but broken. Sir William Howe’s mighty British Army has chased these American soldiers out of New York, New Jersey, and now, across the ice-filled Delaware River into Pennsylvania. Worse still for the Patriots, the British have captured Continental General General Charles Lee and scared Congress into fleeing Philadelphia. The Revolution appears all but defeated. But George isn’t ready to accept defeat. The Founding Father has made a list, checked it twice, and decided that the Hessian troops in Trenton have been naughty … neither patriot nor loyalist will soon forget Christmas of 1776. ___ 2 Ways to dive deeper into History That Doesn’t Suck Join our growing facebook community Become part of the HTDS Patreon family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Preparing to do a few second edition revolutionary era episodes for January,
0:48.0	I couldn't resist revisiting our first H.T.S. Christmas special,
0:51.0	in which George Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas 1776.
0:55.7	So please, enjoy this retelling, complete with an updated sound design by airship and more details
1:00.4	added to the story.
1:01.4	Oh, and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a
1:04.8	Happy New Year. Looking forward to telling you more stories in 2024. It's late in the frigid afternoon, Sunday, December 1st, 1776.
1:21.2	We're on the Raritan River's East Riverbank, just outside the village of New
1:25.2	Brunswick, New Jersey, where Continental Army Commander George Washington can do
1:29.6	little more than watch as his forces exchange cannon fire with those of British General Lord Cornwallis.
1:35.9	It's a dire situation, but that's just part for the course.
1:39.6	For months, George has fought one hopeless battle after another as British commander Sir William
1:44.9	Howe's better trained, equipped, and numerically superior redcoats, further supported by
1:50.0	his brother Admiral Richard Howe's warships, have chased the continentals from New York to New Jersey.
1:56.2	At this point, the number of men with George are quite low.
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