The pace of wading through the muck of the Swamp has been slow, especially when you're inhibited by the Swamp Monsters you had to bring along at the time. Coincidentally even Washington had delays and set backs in his crossing, albeit ones of a different nature.

"Washington’s men loaded onto Durham Boats, which were special boats that were designed to move heavy loads of iron ore on the Delaware River. The regular ferry was used to move horses and artillery across.

Colonel John Glover and his Marblehead Regiment piloted and steered the Durham Boats. Despite the terrible conditions, Glover had assured Washington that his men would be able to navigate the river and move the army across. Although it took longer than Washington planned, Glover and his men were ultimately successful.

After General Stephen and his men crossed the river and secured the landing point, Washington himself crossed the river around 7 p.m. He watched as the men were transported across the river, likely frustrated at the delay the weather was causing. Nearly all accounts of Washington’s Crossing indicate that the storm grew even worse around 11:00 when heavy snow started to fall. After the crossing was complete, Washington rested the men for an hour, even though the operation was four hours behind schedule. It was 4:00 in the morning of December 26 when Washington’s army started the march down to Trenton — in a snowstorm. Due to the delay, Washington would not march into Trenton until after daylight. It was a huge risk because the Hessians might see them coming, but there was no turning back. Washington’s crossing was complete."

https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/washington-crossing-the-delaware-1776/

The image is of my personal print, Jon McNaughton's "Crossing the Swamp".

I got my husband this painting a few years ago, and it sits prominently displayed in his office.

This is our destiny

The woman who is now my wife bought me a framed print of this image back in 2018.

I married the right one.