George Washington Crosses the Delaware, 1776

On Christmas Day, 1776, with the fate of the United States of America hanging in the balance, George Washington ordered his band of ragtag soldiers across the freezing waters of the Delaware River, en route to the town of Trenton, leading to an event that would alter the historic timeline forever. In the fifth episode of the Quarantine Chapters, we examine the heroic Battle of Trenton, and the aftermath that caused British generals to shake in their boots.