WASHINGTON CROSSING THE DELAWARE with GAELIC

America was a British colony.

After England defeated the French in America, they
wanted to get back some of the money they had spent on the war.
They tried to raise American taxes but were rebuffed.

The colonies became disaffected and moved toward trying for independence.
After they tried to petition the King and were rejected, they declared independence.

Hostilities had already started. They turned to a middle aged George Washington who had some military experience in his youth.

He was a plantation owner and had been a surveyor; traveling through the wilderness.

He got the British to evacuate Boston but was humiliated in New York City, narrowing escaping into the deep wilderness with his ragtag army.

In the winter, he was faced with the end of his armies conscriptions; he would lose most of his army. If captured he would have been hung as a traitor.

In this impossible situation, he made a desperation move. He attacked on Christmas eve across a ice chocked river.

He caught Hessian troops in their cozy quarters.

This victory saved the army, which eventually won against all odds.

B’ e coloinidh Breatannach a bha ann an Ameireagaidh.

Às deidh do Shasainn a’ chùis a dhèanamh air na Frangaich ann an Ameireagaidh, rinn iad
bha iad airson beagan den airgead a chosg iad air a’ chogadh fhaighinn air ais.
Dh’fheuch iad ri cìsean Ameireaganach a thogail ach chaidh an càineadh.

Dh’fhàs na coloinidhean mì-riaraichte agus ghluais iad gu bhith a’ feuchainn ri neo-eisimeileachd.
Às deidh dhaibh feuchainn ri athchuinge a chuir air an Rìgh agus a bhith air an diùltadh, dh’ ainmich iad neo-eisimeileachd.

Bha nàimhdeas air tòiseachadh mar-thà. Thionndaidh iad gu Seòras Washington meadhan-aois aig an robh beagan eòlas armailteach na òige.

B’ e sealbhadair planntachasan a bh’ ann agus bha e air a bhith na neach-tomhais; a’ siubhal tron fhàsach.

Thug e air na Breatannaich Boston fhalmhachadh ach chaidh a mhaslachadh ann am Baile New York, a’ caolachadh a’ teicheadh dhan fhàsach dhomhainn leis an arm ragtag aige.

Anns a’ gheamhradh, bha e ‘na aghaidh le crìoch a chuir air na feachdan aige; chailleadh e a’ chuid bu mho de’n arm aige. Nam biodh e air a ghlacadh bhiodh e air a chrochadh mar neach-brathaidh.

Anns an t-suidheachadh do-dhèanta seo, rinn e gluasad eu-dòchasach. Thug e ionnsaigh air oidhche na Nollaige thairis air abhainn air a tachdadh le deigh.

Rug e air saighdearan Hessian nan àitean comhfhurtail.

Shàbhail am buaidh seo an t-arm, a bhuannaich mu dheireadh an-aghaidh a h-uile coltas.