♪ I SEE A LAND ♪ ♪ WITH LIBERTY FOR ALL ♪ ♪ YET STILL I KNOW ♪ ♪ THE TRUTH
WILL RISE AND FALL ♪ ♪ OH, YEAH-EE-AH ♪ ♪ THAT'S JUST
THE WAY IT GOES ♪ ♪ A WORD NOW TO THE WISE ♪ ♪ THE WORLD WAS MADE
TO CHANGE ♪ ♪ EACH DAY IS A SURPRISE ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE
THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'M SEARCHIN' FOR
A HERO TO IDOLIZE ♪ ♪ FEELIN' THE PAIN
AS INNOCENCE DIES ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'LL TAKE MY HEART
INTO BATTLE ♪ ♪ GIVE THAT FREEDOM BELL
A RATTLE ♪ ♪ GET MY INDEPENDENCE
SIGNED ♪ ♪ DECLARE FOR IT
ON THE DOTTED LINE ♪ ♪ LET PHILADELPHIA
FREEDOM RING ♪ ♪ AND PATRIOTIC VOICES SING ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
NEVER GIVE UP ♪ ♪ YOU REPRESENT
AMERICA ♪ ♪ HOPIN' AND PRAYIN'
FOR A BRIGHTER DAY ♪ ♪ I LISTEN TO MY HEART,
AND I OBEY ♪ ♪ HOW CAN I SEE IT
ANY OTHER WAY? ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
DIC ENTERTAINMENT AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION Narrator: TODAY,
ON<i> LIBERTY'S KIDS...</i> Man: FIGHTIN' FOR LIBERTY'S
ONE THING. DYIN' FOR NOTHIN'S ANOTHER. STAND YOUR GROUND. [NEIGHS] STAND YOUR GROUND, YOU! YOU CAN'T WIN A WAR
BY RETREATING. OR CAN YOU? HE IS IN DANGER
OF BECOMING A PARODY
OF A GENERAL. [SARAH, THINKING]
22 DECEMBER, 1776. AH... AH-CHOO! [SARAH, THINKING]
DEAREST MOTHER, THE WAR GOES BADLY
FOR THE AMERICANS. GENERAL WASHINGTON
HAS BEEN DRIVEN OUT
OF NEW YORK ENTIRELY. HIS MEN CARRY ON BRAVELY, BUT THE LACK OF
SUPPLIES AND VICTORIES
IS TAKING ITS TOLL. SOME FEEL THAT
GENERAL WASHINGTON'S PLAN OF CONSTANTLY RETREATING WILL WEAR OUT
HIS OWN FORCES WHILE THE BRITISH TROOPS
REMAIN STRONG. THE WINTER HAS FORCED
ALL SIDES TO MAKE CAMP. WE WAIT,
WATCHING EACH OTHER. EVEN TONIGHT,
THE CAMP IS ALIVE WITH NEWS
OF A CAPTURED SPY. HIS NAME IS JOHN HONEYMAN. HE'S A BUTCHER
FROM GRIGGSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, AND A FORMER
BRITISH SOLDIER. HE HAS BEEN
SUPPLYING CATTLE AND INTELLIGENCE
OF WASHINGTON'S MOVEMENTS TO THE HESSIAN ARMY
CAMPED IN TRENTON. IT SEEMS THAT
MR. HONEYMAN JOURNEYED TOO FAR AWAY
FROM THE HESSIAN CAMP IN SEARCH
OF MORE CATTLE. HE WAS CAPTURED
BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON PATROL. WHAT DO YOU THINK
THEY'LL DO TO HIM? WHAT DO YOU THINK? HE'S A TORY SPY. HE BETRAYED
HIS NEIGHBORS. [THINKING]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY CALL HIM A TRAITOR. HE'S JUST BEING LOYAL
TO HIS KING. THAT'S SOMETHING JAMES
WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. [SARAH THINKING]
RIGHT NOW, JAMES IS
INTERVIEWING THE SOLDIERS TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK
OF MR. HONEYMAN. I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT
ONE WAY OR 'TOTHER. BUT WHAT IF
GENERAL WASHINGTON GETS HELPFUL INFORMATION
FROM QUESTIONING THE SPY? I'LL GIVE THE GENERAL
SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION. MY ENLISTMENT'S UP
IN 10 DAYS, AND I'M COUNTIN'
THE MINUTES. YOU MEAN,
YOU WON'T REENLIST? DON'T YOU WANT
LIBERTY? I SIGNED ON
TO FIGHT FOR LIBERTY. NOW I'M SORRY
I EVER HEARD THE WORD. IT'S COLD, AND I AIN'T
GOT NOTHIN' FOR MY FEET. I WENT 4 DAYS WITHOUT FOOD UNTIL I CAUGHT ME
A POSSUM. EVER EAT POSSUM?
I NEVER WILL AGAIN. NEVER WILL ENLIST
AGAIN, EITHER. I'M RUNNIN' HOME
TO MY FAMILY IN 10 DAYS. YOU KNOW WHAT? THE REST OF MILITIA
IS GOIN' WITH ME. THERE WON'T BE
NOBODY LEFT. LOOK, HENRI. GENERAL WASHINGTON
AND THE TORY SPY. I HOPE THAT SPY HONEYMAN
HASN'T RUINED
WASHINGTON'S PLANS-- WHATEVER THEY ARE. THIS MAN IS
A NOTORIOUS TURNCOAT. I WANT TO INTERROGATE HIM
PERSONALLY IN MY TENT. DID YOU HEAR THAT?
HE'S GOING TO PERSONALLY
INTERROGATE-- HENRI? HENRI! PSST. HENRI. GET AWAY FROM THERE. THAT'S OFFICIAL
ARMY BUSINESS. WE CAN'T BE
LISTENING IN ON THAT. BUT I WANT TO KNOW
IF THE SPY HAS
RUINED ANYTHING. General Washington:
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? I BRING NEWS THAT IS BETTER THAN
YOUR WILDEST IMAGININGS. GENERAL HOWE IS SUSPENDING
MILITARY OPERATIONS
FOR THE WINTER. HE'S MOVING THE BRITISH
TROOPS TO STATEN ISLAND
AND MANHATTAN. HOWE HAS LEFT TRENTON
IN THE HANDS OF COLONEL RALL
AND HIS HESSIANS. RALL HAS RELAXED HIS GUARD
AND IS RIPE FOR ATTACK. THE HESSIAN COLONEL
IS A BRAVE WARRIOR, BUT HE'S FOND OF COMFORT, AND THEY'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN
THEIR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. I HAVE PREPARED A DIAGRAM
OF THE HESSIAN CAMP. I HAVE ALSO ASSURED
COLONEL RALL THAT YOU AND YOUR MEN ARE
IN NO CONDITION TO ATTACK. TONIGHT, AFTER I MAKE
MY MIRACULOUS ESCAPE, I SHALL REASSURE HIM AGAIN. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE. BY POSING AS A TRAITOR,
YOU HAVE PUT YOURSELF
AND YOUR FAMILY IN A MOST UNPLEASANT
POSITION. I AM GLAD IF
I'VE BEEN OF SERVICE. THAT YOU HAVE. TAKE CHARGE
OF THE PRISONER. THIS MAN
IS UNREPENTANT. LOCK HIM IN
THE GUARDHOUSE. HONEYMAN HAS BEEN
SPYING ON THE BRITISH
FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON. [SHIVERING]
OOH. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? LOOKING FOR YOU. WE'VE BEEN WORRIED
ABOUT YOU. DID YOU FIND
ANYTHING OUT? HE WAS TRYING
TO EAVESDROP ON OFFICIAL ARMY BUSINESS. HENRI. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SPY? THAT IS NONE
OF OUR BUSINESS. HMM. MMM. REMEMBER ME? YOU WERE ASKIN' ME THOSE QUESTIONS
LAST NIGHT? I'M SOON TO BE EX-PRIVATE
EDWARD HUGHES
OF VIRGINIA, BY THE WAY. I'M JAMES. HENRI. MY NAME'S SARAH. I DON'T SUPPOSE
Y'ALL COULD SPARE
A LITTLE EXTRA? SURE. OUI. OF COURSE. I'M MUCH OBLIGED. Y'ALL HEAR ABOUT
THE SPY? HE GOT AWAY. Sarah: WHAT? NOBODY KNOWS HOW. THE GUARDHOUSE
WAS STILL LOCKED. HE JUST WASN'T IN IT. THIS IS A DISASTER. HE'S PROBABLY
BLABBING EVERYTHING
TO THE BRITISH RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT PUTS US
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CAMP THAT
COULD BE STORMED
BY BRITISH TROOPS AT ANY MOMENT. JAMES. YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY CONCERNED. WHAT? I'M THE LOYALIST.
YOU'RE THE PATRIOT. SHOULDN'T YOU
BE AT LEAST
AS WORRIED AS I AM? I AM. I'M JUST HUNGRIER. DR. FRANKLIN. MONSIEUR PANNE? NO, MONSIEUR.
HIS PARTNER, GERARD. ALL OF FRANCE HAS BEEN
AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT
AMERICAN GENIUS. AND ALL YOU BEHOLD
IS A GROUCHY OLD MAN
WITH GOUT. NOT AT ALL. YOU ARE
WELCOME IN MY HOME TO EAT, DRINK,
AND REST. I SHALL TAKE YOU UP
ON ALL 3. SO YOU'VE COME TO FRANCE
TO ASK THE KING FOR HELP AGAINST
THE BRITISH, NO? NO. I COME TO END MY DAYS
READING, EXPERIMENTING, AND WORKING WITH THE GREAT
SCIENTISTS OF FRANCE. OH, YES, OF COURSE. THEN YOUR COMING
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WASHINGTON'S
CRUSHING DEFEATS AT LONG ISLAND
AND NEW YORK? OURS MUST SEEM
A LOST CAUSE. IF ONLY SOME GOOD NEWS
OF WASHINGTON'S ARMY
COULD REACH FRANCE. TOMORROW,
JUST AFTER SUNDOWN, WE ARE GOING
TO CROSS THE DELAWARE AND ATTACK THE HESSIAN CAMP
IN TRENTON. MY PLAN IS DERIVED FROM
THE HIT-AND-RUN TACTICS THAT THE INDIANS
ON THE FRONTIER USED QUITE EFFECTIVELY
IN THE LAST WAR, BUT WITH A TOUCH
OF MY OWN STRATEGY. BASICALLY, IT'S A 3-PRONGED
SNEAK ATTACK. 3 REGIMENTS
CROSSING THE DELAWARE AT 3 DIFFERENT POINTS: ABOVE TRENTON,
OPPOSITE TRENTON, AND DOWNSTREAM FROM TRENTON
AT BORDENTOWN, SURROUNDING THE HESSIANS
AND CUTTING OFF
ESCAPE OPTIONS. GENERAL, WON'T THIS PLAN
BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT
TO COORDINATE? YES. ITS' SUCCESS
WILL DEPEND UPON OUR ABILITY TO MEET
THAT CHALLENGE AND TIME THE LANDINGS
SO THAT THE HESSIANS
WILL BE SURPRISED BEFORE THEY ARE OUT
OF THEIR BEDS. TONIGHT,
AFTER EVENING PARADE, INSTEAD OF RETURNING
TO YOUR TENTS, YOU ARE TO PREPARE TO MARCH
TO McCONKEY'S FERRY. THERE, WE WILL CROSS
THE DELAWARE AND MOUNT AN ATTACK
ON THE BRITISH STRONGHOLD
IN TRENTON. THAT IS ALL. Sergeant Hughes:
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT
I WAS GOING HOME. AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO YOU. ONLY 7 DAYS TO GO, AND WE HAVE TO GO
GET OURSELVES KILLED. AFTER THAT SPY
HAS GONE BACK AND TOLD THEM
EVERYTHING, THEY'LL BE WAITING
FOR THIS. HAS GENERAL WASHINGTON
LOST HIS MIND? HE KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING. SO YOU STILL THINK
HE'S GOT SOME SECRET PLAN? OF COURSE, HE DOES. I AIN'T SEEN
NONE OF IT SO FAR. ALL'S WE'VE DONE IS RETREAT
AND RETREAT AGAIN. THIS IS
THE MOST USELESS MESS I EVER GOT INVOLVED IN. I OUGHTA DESERT. BUT YOU'RE A SOLDIER.
YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE. FIGHTIN' FOR LIBERTY'S
ONE THING. DYIN' FOR NOTHING'S ANOTHER. JAMES, HE HAS
A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT HE'S RISKING
HIS LIFE FOR. HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IF HE JUST FOLLOWS
WASHINGTON'S ORDERS. James: WE SPENT
THAT CHRISTMAS NIGHT CROSSING THE HALF FROZEN
DELAWARE RIVER, HOPING THE HESSIANS
WOULDN'T CATCH ON TO
GENERAL WASHINGTON'S PLAN. UNH. [FIDDLE PLAYING] [LAUGHS] WHOA! [ALL LAUGHING] HA! I'M COLD. WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? COME ON, HENRI. THIS IS A CHANCE
TO SEE HISTORY
IN THE MAKING. OH, AND MAYBE
FREEZE TO DEATH. OH! HELP! MAN OVERBOARD! HELP! GRAB IT! HOLD ON! [ALL GRUNT] UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! C-C-COME ON, NOW. Y'ALL CAN'T AFFORD
TO DO THAT. HECK,
EVERYBODY'S COLD. WHY'D YOU TAKE
A CHANCE LIKE THAT? YOU COULD HAVE
FALLEN IN, TOO. EVERY MAN
IS IMPORTANT,
PRIVATE HUGHES. I'M JUST THINKING
ABOUT THE CAUSE. UH, GOTTA ADMIT I AIN'T BEEN THINKIN'
ABOUT THE CAUSE
FOR QUITE SOME TIME. [FIDDLE PLAYS<i> SILENT NIGHT]</i> [HUMMING] [CHUCKLING] [HUMMING]
OH! [LAUGHING] [GASPS] OPEN UP! OPEN UP! I MUST SPEAK WITH
COLONEL RALL AT ONCE! COLONEL RALL HAS GIVEN
EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS THAT HE IS NOT
TO BE DISTURBED
FOR ANY REASON. COULD YOU
GIVE HIM A MESSAGE
RIGHT AWAY? IF YOU'D LIKE
TO WRITE A NOTE, I WOULD BE GLAD
TO DELIVER IT TO HIM. [THINKING]
COLONEL RALL, WASHINGTON'S TROOPS
HAVE CROSSED THE DELAWARE. THEY'RE MOUNTING AN ATTACK. YOU MUST RALLY YOUR FORCES
IMMEDIATELY. [KNOCKS] WHAT IS IT? I TOLD YOU
NOT TO INTERRUPT US. NO MORE INTERRUPTIONS,
PLEASE. YES, SIR. GENTLEMEN,
SHALL WE CONTINUE? GENERAL WASHINGTON, THE SLEET HAS RUINED
MOST OF THE GUN POWDER. THEN USE THE BAYONET,
CAPTAIN. TRENTON MUST BE TAKEN. HAS THE GREAT
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GONE MAD? EVERYTHING
HAS GONE WRONG, AND HE STILL WANTS
TO CONTINUE. Y'ALL BETTER TAKE COVER
IN THAT THERE BARN. WE'LL BE IN
A SHOOTIN' WAR SOON. PLEASE BE CAREFUL, AND DON'T TAKE ANY
UNNECESSARY CHANCES. [CHUCKLES]
TOO LATE. CHARGE! HUH? [YELLING IN GERMAN] [BOTH SPEAKING GERMAN] [GASPS]
OH! [KNOCKING] COLONEL RALL,
WASHINGTON'S TROOPS
HAVE ATTACKED! ARE YOU HURT? YES, I'VE BEEN HIT. I CANNOT STAND.
I CANNOT MOVE. LET ME SEE THE WOUND. OH, THE NOTE. "COLONEL RALL, "WASHINGTON'S TROOPS
HAVE CROSSED THE DELAWARE. "THEY ARE MOUNTING
AN ATTACK. YOU MUST RALLY
YOUR FORCES IMMEDIATELY." IF I HAD ONLY
READ THIS NOTE I WOULD NOT BE
LYING HERE NOW. James: LOOK! THE FLAG! OUR FLAG. OUR FLAG! OUR FLAG! WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY
MY FLAG. Private Hughes:
WE WON! WE WON! WE LOST
NARY A MAN! THE TOWN IS OURS! WE CAUGHT 'EM
WITH THEIR
BRITCHES DOWN! CONGRATULATIONS! FINALLY, A VICTORY! I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT ELSE. WHEN WE WAS
MARCHIN' IN, I SAW
GENERAL WASHINGTON
ON HIS HORSE. THE HORSE SLIPPED
ON THE ICE AND
WOULD HAVE FELL, BUT THE GENERAL
GRABBED HIS MANE WITH HIS BIG
ROUND HAND AND PULLED HIM
STRAIGHT. KEPT ON GOIN'
WITHOUT A HITCH. THAT'S WHEN I FIRST
STARTED TO THINK WE MIGHT HAVE
A CHANCE. JAMES, BUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE SPY? HONEYMAN WAS SECRETLY SPYING
FOR WASHINGTON. Sarah: WHAT? I OVERHEARD THEM TALKING WHEN I WENT TO GET HENRI
AWAY FROM THE TENT. HE TOLD WASHINGTON
THAT THE BRITISH
HAD PULLED OUT OF TRENTON, AND THE HESSIAN SOLDIERS
WOULD NOT BE READY
FOR AN ATTACK. YOU KNEW THIS
ALL THE TIME,
AND DIDN'T TELL US? IT WAS A MILITARY SECRET
THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO KNOW. SO HE REALLY DID
HAVE A SECRET PLAN. I WONDER WHAT
HE'S GOING TO DO
IN 5 DAYS WHEN HE LOSES
HIS TROOPS? MY BRAVE FELLOWS. YOU HAVE DONE ALL
I HAVE ASKED YOU TO DO AND MORE THAN COULD BE
REASONABLY EXPECTED, BUT YOUR COUNTRY
IS AT STAKE-- YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR HOUSES,
AND ALL THAT YOU HOLD DEAR. I KNOW YOUR ENLISTMENT
ENDS TOMORROW. THE PRESENT MOMENT
IS ONE WHICH WILL
DECIDE OUR DESTINY. I'M ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
TO STAY ON AND CONTINUE
THE FIGHT. PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT
ROBERT MORRIS HAS
DONATED THE MONEY FOR ME TO OFFER EACH MAN
$10 FOR ANOTHER TOUR OF DUTY. DO I HAVE ANY VOLUNTEERS? PLEASE. SOMEBODY. HECK. I WILL
IF SOMEBODY ELSE WILL, TOO. I CAN'T FIGHT
THIS THING ALONE. NOW WE HAVE AN ARMY. WITHOUT YOUR COURAGE,
PRIVATE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE. AW, HECK.
LET'S WIN THIS THING. GENERAL WASHINGTON, I WANT
TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR BRILLIANT
SUCCESS. YEAH, EVEN THOUGH
SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE
IN YOUR CAUSE. GENERAL WASHINGTON? YES? A MESSAGE
FROM CONGRESS. THEY'VE FLED TO BALTIMORE DUE TO THE BRITISH ADVANCE
ON PHILADELPHIA. SO NOW I'LL HAVE
TO GO TO BALTIMORE TO PLEAD FOR MORE
MONEY AND TROOPS. NO, SIR, YOU WON'T. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT
OF THE MESSAGE. EVIDENTLY, CONGRESS
HAS SEEN FIT TO GIVE ME
FULL POWER TO DO ALL THINGS
RELATIVE TO
THE OPERATIONS OF WAR. THAT'S FANTASTIC! FIRST,
A GREAT VICTORY,
AND NOW THIS. MOST GENERALS,
WHEN THEY GET
THAT MUCH POWER, BECOME DICTATORS. A FREE NATION MUST NOT
BE RULED BY GENERALS. THE SWORD IS THE LAST RESORT FOR THE PRESERVATION
OF LIBERTIES, AND SO IT MUST BE
PUT ASIDE WHEN THOSE LIBERTIES
ARE ESTABLISHED. [THINKING]
DEAREST MOTHER, I NOW KNOW THAT
I HAVE BEEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A TRUE MILITARY GENIUS. WHEN THE BRITISH GENERAL
CORNWALLIS LEARNED OF THE SURPRISE
ATTACK ON TRENTON, HE IMMEDIATELY MARCHED
HIS TROOPS THERE. THE HESSIAN FORCES AND ALL
OF THEIR WEAPONS WERE GONE, CAPTURED BY THE AMERICANS. BUT WASHINGTON'S TROOPS
WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. WHERE WERE THEY? THEY WERE MOUNTING
A SURPRISE ATTACK
ON PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY. SINCE MOST OF THE BRITISH TROOPS
WERE IN TRENTON, WASHINGTON'S MEN
TOOK PRINCETON HANDILY. IT'S A FINE FOX HUNT NOW,
MY BOYS. [NEIGHS] WASHINGTON'S SKILL
AND INVENTIVENESS AT USING THE TACTICS
HE LEARNED FROM INDIANS
IS BEYOND COMPARE. I AM, OF COURSE,
STILL LOYAL TO MY KING, BUT I FEAR THAT ENGLAND
FACES A GREATER CHALLENGE
THAN SHE KNOWS. THE AMERICAN CRY
FOR INDEPENDENCE IS BEING BACKED UP
BY A VERY CUNNING GENERAL, AND THE TIDE, PERHAPS,
IS TURNING. ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE
THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'M SEARCHIN' FOR
A HERO TO IDOLIZE ♪ ♪ FEELIN' THE PAIN
AS INNOCENCE DIES ♪ ♪ I'M LOOKIN' AT LIFE ♪ ♪ THROUGH MY OWN EYES ♪ ♪ I'LL TAKE MY HEART
INTO BATTLE ♪ ♪ GIVE THAT FREEDOM BELL
A RATTLE ♪ ♪ GET MY INDEPENDENCE
SIGNED ♪ ♪ DECLARE FOR IT
ON THE DOTTED LINE ♪ ♪ RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
NEVER GIVE UP ♪ ♪ YOU REPRESENT
AMERICA ♪
