George Washington

8 minute lives · Jul 22, 2026 · 8m

Hi there, and welcome to 8 minute lives.In the winter of 1776, George Washington was struggling. Badly.His army had been driven across New Jersey, the British thought the rebellion might be nearly finished, and many Americans were starting to wonder whether independence might have been a mistake. Washington had spent months trying to hold together an army that was cold, often unpaid, short on food, and full of men whose enlistments were about to expire. If the American Revolution had a future at all, it was hanging by a thread.And then, on a freezing Christmas night, Washington crossed the…