The Battle of Princeton Proves George Washington Was So Lucky, It Was Almost Supernatural

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Washington and his men had their work cut out for them after crossing the Delaware River. Over the next ten days, they won two battles. First, the Patriots defeated a Hessian garrison on December 26th. They then returned to Trenton a week later to draw British force south, then launched a night attack to capture Princeton on January 3rd. With the victory, New Jersey fell into Patriot hands.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding right down to the present.
0:06.2	Wars made the United States independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower.
0:13.2	Hi, I'm James Early, host of the Key Battles of American History Podcast.
0:17.6	In each episode, I discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's Wars.
0:23.9	To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search Key Battles of American History on your favorite podcast platform.
0:31.9	They were some of the most powerful men who've ever lived. They waged war, forged peace, and altered the
0:37.3	fates of billions of people. And yet, they were just as human, just as flawed as you and me.
0:42.5	They were the presidents of the United States, and they are the subjects of the history podcast
0:46.9	this American president. In each episode of this American president, we explore how flawed men
0:52.4	have managed this awesome responsibility. To listen now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search this American
0:59.4	president on your favorite podcast platform. Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast. The unscripted
1:08.2	show that celebrates unsung heroes, myth busts historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories
1:15.5	that changed our world. I'm your host, Scott Rank.
1:25.1	Hi everyone, welcome to our series Key Battles in the Revolutionary War. After a very bad
1:31.2	New York campaign, the Americans are on the upswing with the Herobio victory at the Battle of Trenton,
1:37.3	the Battle of First Trent, and some people call it, where the American forces are able to defeat
1:43.5	the Hessian forces, catch them completely unaware as when they're hung over after their Christmas
1:47.6	celebration. So now we're going to see what happens in the aftermath with the Battle of Second Trenton.
1:53.1	And if the Americans are able to keep the momentum of victory or if they're going to have some more
1:57.6	hardships come in, where are we at James? What's happening now? All right, well, after the
2:02.1	momentous victory at Trenton, Washington realizes that he doesn't want to stay on the New Jersey
2:09.8	side of the river, the East side in the words. He could be subject, he tries to stay in the
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