🇺🇸 Juan O Savin
The ones who were left in Winter 1776 were kids.
15, 16, 17 years old.
A lot don't have shoes.
People are discouraged.
Troops sneaking away & going home.
The Brits are laughing in their warm huts.
In this moment, Washington has a bold plan.
With 4 days till Christmas
he tells his Generals his plan:
To cross the Delaware under cover of darkness
with all 2,000 Troops in one night
in a handful of boats — 'Durham' Boats.
It’s sleeting. Below freezing every night.
Everything is icing over.
The Delaware has chunks of ice floating down it.
The enemy has spies.
Very risky. Very perilous.
At a certain point though
Washington wanted his Troops all on one side —
Do you know what the password is?
Are you one of us?
The password was 'Victory or Death'
VICTORY OR DEATH!
WE’RE ALL IN.
Either we win this battle today or we die trying
but we’re not backin' down.
Virtually no one got injured in the entire attack.
Talk about the Divine Protection 🕊️
🙏This literally left me with tears in my eyes thinking of my great grandfather(10x removed), Elijah age 16 & his brother age 15 Caleb who fought 3 yrs in the revolutionary war. Yes just kids to us, but patriots & adults back then. They were at Washington's camp at Valley Forge during that winter, I have the documents. My great grandfather had injured his foot & was a the Yallow (Yellow) hospital there. Now it's my(our) turn
What an EXTRAORDINARY history, Mare,
& how fitting that you are a Digital Soldier.
Your courageous ancestors are watching you with pride,
I have no doubt 🤩🙏💞🕊️🎄💪
PROUD to be an AMERICAN 🇺🇸 Navy Nurse Veteran🦅⚓️💫✨🇺🇸
It is quite uncanny isn't it that they were there then & now I am here in this fight? I do believe they are alongside of us & watching over me even though I never really knew them, only in spirit. It all makes so much sense now & their sacrifices means so much more to me now than ever. What they had to endure in the 3 battles they fought in with just a musket & so young! While 15 & 16 year olds today worry about whether they are getting a car for Christmas. Anyway, thanks for posting this. A great reminder of our history & what was fought for & what we are now fighting for again!
