"Troops properly inspired, and animated by a just confidence in their leader will often exceed expectation, or the limits of probability." -John Hancock

In a matter of months, the Continental Army had been reduced by two thirds. After early success in Boston, it had experienced stunning defeats on Long Island, in New York and in New Jersey. Now, in full retreat, the Americans were encamped on the Pennsylvania shore of the Delaware River anticipating an imminent attack by the British.

Desperate, General George Washington struggled to identify the one