. Washington, the man of action . his men, Wash-ington had his army beyond the 152 WASHINGTON reach of his opponents cannon as thevanguard of the British came in a time Cornwallis scoured thecountry to discover the means oftransporting his troops, but find-ing none he determined to waituntil the river froze. That eventdid not then promise to delay himlong, for the weather was still bit-terly cold and the ice was alreadyforming, so ordering his second incommand to continue the pursuitat the earliest possible moment, hereturned to New York firmly con-vinced that he had brought the wart
. Washington, the man of action . his men, Wash-ington had his army beyond the 152 WASHINGTON reach of his opponents cannon as thevanguard of the British came in a time Cornwallis scoured thecountry to discover the means oftransporting his troops, but find-ing none he determined to waituntil the river froze. That eventdid not then promise to delay himlong, for the weather was still bit-terly cold and the ice was alreadyforming, so ordering his second incommand to continue the pursuitat the earliest possible moment, hereturned to New York firmly con-vinced that he had brought the warto a successful close. CHAPTER XI A NIGHT ATTACK GENERAL HOWE expresslyapproved of Cornwallissaction and cordially endorsed hisopinion that all serious oppositionto the authorities of the Crown hadbeen effectually suppressed. Thiswas not the hasty conclusion of anover-confident commander. It wassupported by the submission ofthousands of disaffected colonistswho had hastened to make their 154 The Battle of Princeton(January 3,1777).
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