In 1776, with the British closing in at dawn, panic broke out on the Brooklyn docks, and Washington nearly took matters into his own hands. A moment from the true story of the East River Evacuation: George Washington, Colonel John Glover and his Marblehead Mariners, and the night the Continental Army escaped across the river. youtu.be/ZJijLlq1rmA Watch the full episode via the link above. #1776 #GeorgeWashington #AmericanRevolution #History #TIME #Shorts Subscribe to TIME’s YouTube channel ►► ti.me/subscribe-time Subscribe to TIME: ti.me/3E3UCqt Get the day’s top headlines to your inbox, curated by TIME editors: ti.me/48dFNwQ Follow us: X (Twitter): ti.me/3xTVwSk Facebook: ti.me/3xWI2Fg Instagram: ti.me/3dO9Rcc