. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . ear the Americans digging and throwing upPrinceton fortifications. When Cornwallis awoke in the morning, he heardcannon; but tli^y were not in front of him across the little creek,they were behind him at Princeton. The old fox had marchedhis troops around in the night, and was routing the forces thatCornwallis was patiently awaitmg. The few men that had beenleft to keep up the fires and rattle the spades had slipped awaythrough the woods at the last minute, and were helping to winthe day at Princeton. Cornwallis was too good a
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . ear the Americans digging and throwing upPrinceton fortifications. When Cornwallis awoke in the morning, he heardcannon; but tli^y were not in front of him across the little creek,they were behind him at Princeton. The old fox had marchedhis troops around in the night, and was routing the forces thatCornwallis was patiently awaitmg. The few men that had beenleft to keep up the fires and rattle the spades had slipped awaythrough the woods at the last minute, and were helping to winthe day at Princeton. Cornwallis was too good a soldier not toappreciate the brilliancy of this movement, and long afterwardshe said to Washington, Notliing could surpass your achieve-ments in New was not easy to follow the Americans, for they had burnedWashington the bridges behind them, and Washington made his way safely totown^^^^ ^^^® ^^^^h land of ^MorristoAvn. So long as he Avas there, the Britishcould not pass him to go to Philadelphia. They decided that the LATTER PART OF THE REVOLUTION 155. GEORGE WASHINGTON (From the Trumbull portrait at Vale College) best thing to do was to spend the winter in New York, and thisthey did, Washington had to meet otlier difficulties tlian battles. Whenthere is war in these days, some favor it and some do not. So it Differenceswas in Revolutionary times. Some Americans were ready to give abouth^their lives and every penny they possessed to win independence, warOthers thought that it was a wrong and foolish thing to opposetheir lawful king. Some believed that war was always a crime. 156 OUR COUNTRYS STORY
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