On December 25, 1776, General George Washington and a small army of 2,400 men crossed the Delaware River at McKonkey's Ferry, Pennsylvania on their way to attack a Hessian Garrison of about 900 in Trenton, New Jersey. The crossing, made during a time when morale was at its lowest point during the American Revolution, renewed hope among the Continental Army, Congress and the general population. This is an actual conversation had by George Washington and one of the soldiers on the boat.GW: Fuck, it's cold out here.
S: Sir, we're almost at the New Jersey shore.
GW: Great! Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes! Haha, I'm so glad I came up with that.
S: Actually, it was William Prescott --
GW: SO... Let's have a contest. For every redcoat you kill, you get the NEW dollar with my picture on it.
S: Actually, sir, I don't have shoes.
GW: Why do you have to steal my thunder? Fuck. Where's that historian? Nix that part. And uh... Say that the British loved to shit on babies.
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