S8 Ep735: 7. Following Trenton, Marbleheaders help hold Assunpink Creek against elite British regulars. Despite many returning home due to expired enlistments, those remaining participate in the Battle of Princeton. Additionally, Dr. Nathaniel Bond executes Washing
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7. Following Trenton, Marbleheaders help hold Assunpink Creek against elite Britishregulars. Despite many returning home due to expired enlistments, those remaining participate in the Battle of Princeton. Additionally, Dr. Nathaniel Bond executes Washington’s strategic decision to inoculate the army against smallpox, eventually sacrificing his life. (7)
1872 AT THE DELAWARE
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| 0:41.7 | The diverse soldier mariners who shape the country, formed the Navy and rode Washington across the Delaware. |
| 0:47.6 | Patrick, the Marbleheaders divide. |
| 0:50.2 | John Glover leaves one contingent home to Marblehead. |
| 0:54.3 | His wife is ill. |
| 0:55.9 | They're exhausted. |
| 0:56.9 | They're sick. |
| 0:57.8 | They're filled with their clothes are filled with vermin. |
| 1:00.6 | Rubbed raw, you give some brilliantly detailed analysis of how exhausted they are. |
| 1:06.7 | But some of the marbleheaders stay on. |
| 1:09.9 | And they stay on to fight. |
| 1:12.0 | And I'm looking at 1227, several days later, at Asapunk Creek. |
| 1:17.1 | Please describe what the scene is and why Asapunk becomes so critical. |
| 1:22.4 | This is also known as the Second Battle of Trenton. |
| 1:25.5 | And a variety of factors basically lead Washington back across the Delaware. |
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