S8 Ep330: CROSSING THE DELAWARE AND THE VICTORY AT TRENTON Colleague Patrick O'Donnell. On Christmas night 1776, Washington launched a surprise attack on Trenton requiring a crossing of the ice-choked Delaware River. O'Donnell explains that only the diverse Marbleh
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🗓️ 17 January 2026
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| 0:46.5 | I'm John Bachelor with Patrick O'Donnell, the author of the new book The Indispensibles, |
| 0:52.9 | the story of the marbleheaders, the fishermen who become the strength of Washington's ability to cross water in the turmoil of the Continental Army battle with the British regulars, |
| 0:59.7 | first-rate British soldiers. |
| 1:02.1 | It is now December 25, 1776 at McConkey's Ferry on the Delaware River. |
| 1:10.9 | Washington's 2400 volunteers in winter quarters |
| 1:14.8 | are ordered to cross the river to attack Trenton, |
| 1:19.5 | but crossing the river means that you must deal with |
| 1:22.9 | ice flows in the Delaware and another Nor-Easter. |
| 1:27.6 | Patrick, there's a painting at the Museum of Art in New York of Washington's Crossing. |
| 1:35.9 | It is not necessarily accurate because it was painted over 70, 80 years later, |
| 1:41.3 | but it does convey the challenge of the river. |
| 1:46.7 | How did they do it, Patrick? |
| 1:48.5 | Is there an explanation for how they cross that river with those Durham boats? |
| 1:53.3 | They had Durhams and flat-bottom boats, John. |
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