Some lessons of Dec. 25, 1776, Opinions – Independent Record

Good read.

WASHINGTON -” Let’s get this straight: The greatest Christmas in American history was not the result of the Germans being drunk or hung over. Gen. George Washington lost most of his battles -” it has been said the Revolutionary War was won by brilliant retreating -” so let’s not diminish any of his victories, and certainly not the one without which American independence probably would have been extinguished like a candle in a gale.