[P-Marlowe]

Trenton was a Hail Mary pass and Washington literally had his back to the wall. If he didn't post a victory before the end of the year, the war was over. Most of the troops' enlistments were due to expire in about two weeks and without a military victory, congress was not going to pony up the money to pay for reenlistments. Congress would have sued for peace and Georhe Washington would have been drawn and quartered on the lawn of the Tower of London with George III presiding. It was a do or die mission.

The victory provided impetus for the war to continue. Although it did little to destroy the British presence, it did much to embolden the Americans in their continued fight. In that respect, it was a highly symbolic victory.

[xzins]

There is no doubt that Trenton was a symbolic victory, but at the same time it was a victory. It did align with Washington’s strategy throughout the war not to engage in battles unless he had advantage, but that isn’t really all that unusual for any commander.

The bottom line, and Thomas Sowell and most others miss this, is that God was on the side of those revolutionaries.

If I had to pick between Cruz and the abortionist, anti-life forces, and say which side God was on, I’d pick Cruz.

So, as the 3 Hebrew children said in Daniel 3, “”O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”