MAREK: Tiny errors making large changes in history
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>> on christmas? >> precisely, captain hamilton. >> while enlistment in the continental army expires in a week, washington still has several thousand men who are fit to fight. the british outnumber the americans, though, in total troops. but they're spread out, along the delaware river. with colonel von donop out of position, commander rall is left with just 1,400 men inside trenton. plus, it's christmas day, so if washington has any hope of pulling off a surprise attack, now is the time. >> this operation has no room for doubters. >> there's at least an unspoken tradition that you don't go ar...
>> on christmas? >> precisely, captain hamilton. >> while enlistment in the continental army expires in a week, washington still has several thousand men who are fit to fight. the british outnumber the americans, though, in total troops. but they're spread out, along the delaware river. with colonel von donop out of position, commander rall is left with just 1,400 men inside trenton. plus, it's christmas day, so if washington has any hope of pulling off a surprise attack, now is the time. >> this operation has no room for doubters. >> there's at least an unspoken tradition that you don't go ar...
>> on christmas? >> precisely, captain hamilton. >> while enlistment in the continental army expires in a week, washington still has several thousand men who are fit to fight. the british outnumber the americans, though, in total but they're spread out, along the delaware river. with colonel von donop out of position, commander rall is left with just 1,400 men inside trenton. plus, it's christmas day, so if washington has any hope of pulling off a surprise attack, now is the time. >> this operation has no room for doubters. >> there's at least an unspoken tradition that you don't go around att...
>> precisely, captain hamilton. >> while enlistment in the continental army expires in a week, washington still has several thousand men who are fit to fight. the british outnumber the americans, though, in total troops. but they're spread out, along the delaware river. with colonel von donop out of position, commander rall is left with just 1,400 men inside trenton. plus, it's christmas day, so if washington has any hope of pulling off a surprise attack, now is the time. >> this operation has no room for doubters. >> there's at least an unspoken tradition that you don't go around attacking ot...