Washington Crossing the Delaware

Chapter 7: Transcriber's Notes

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Presented as a radio play, the dramatization follows the Continental army's reverses in late 1776, Washington's frustration with poor intelligence and the absence of Lee, and the decision to retreat across New Jersey before mounting a bold nocturnal crossing of the Delaware. Scenes depict preparations, artillery and troop movements, the surprise attack on Hessian forces at Trenton, and the immediate uplift in civilian and military morale. The text includes practical directions for radio performance, microphone positions, dialect rendering, and crowd effects, so readers and performers can recreate the historical moments in spoken drama.

ANNOUNCER

So Washington and his men swept into the village of Trenton, catching the Hessians totally unprepared! In an hour and a half it was all over. The disposed army of ragamuffins put the Hessians to rout! It was the first great American victory of the Revolution, and its effect was enormous. The discouraged Colonists suddenly received new heart. Hope for the cause of independence had a rebirth, and Washington, instead of fighting a losing battle alone, found himself the leader of his countrymen in fact, as well as in name! In crossing the Delaware, Washington had saved the cause of American independence!

Transcriber's Notes

Page 8: Changed You're to Your. (You're name is John Honeyman?)

Page 19: Changed HONEYWAN to HONEYMAN