Plot Summary:In 1776, less than six months after the Declaraton of Independence, the Continental Army, under the command of General George Washington, was on the brink of utter defeat. Low on men, cannons and supplies, Washington decides to risk everything on one last desperately daring attack on the town of Trenton where over 1000 of the feared Hessian mercenaries are garrisoned. However to do that, the army must cross the Delaware to a seemingly hopeless battle that would turn out to be more successful than Washington ever dreamed of.
影片由Howard Fast同名小说改编。
乔治.华盛顿带领以平民为主力的大陆军,於1776年圣诞节前夕,强渡达拉华河,偷袭在特伦顿被英军派遣而至的德国雇佣军的战役,并在我军每一伤亡的情况下,赢得十二个月以来的第一场胜利。
该战役是以弱胜强的经典战役之一,同时亦显示华盛顿将军临危不乱的将才。