. The student's American history . Jersey,leaving General Charles Lee with seventy-five hundred men todefend Northcastle, and sending Heath with three thousandmen to hold the Highlands at West Point. Howe obtained plans of Fort Washington (then under com-mand of General Greene) from a traitor within its walls. TheBritish general surprised and took the works (November 16,1776). Washington witnessed the battle from the west bankof the Hudson and wept like a child, it is said, when he sawhis men bayoneted by the Hessians while begging for that Fort Washington was taken, Fort Lee, whic
. The student's American history . Jersey,leaving General Charles Lee with seventy-five hundred men todefend Northcastle, and sending Heath with three thousandmen to hold the Highlands at West Point. Howe obtained plans of Fort Washington (then under com-mand of General Greene) from a traitor within its walls. TheBritish general surprised and took the works (November 16,1776). Washington witnessed the battle from the west bankof the Hudson and wept like a child, it is said, when he sawhis men bayoneted by the Hessians while begging for that Fort Washington was taken, Fort Lee, which Greeneheld, was as useless as one half a pair of shears without theother half. Before he could evacuate it he was surprised, andbarely managed to escape. 212. The retreat across New Jersey (November 21 toDecember 8, 1776); Washington crosses the Delaware. —Washington at once (November 21, 1776) began his famousretreat across Ncav Jersey. If worst came to worst, he mighthope by crossing the Delaware to save his army and also to. XONO ISLAND ->-NEWYQRK gcVIEINITY^ 1778.•<^ 1776.] THE REVOLUTION, THE CONSTITUTION. 189 save Philadelphia. He had ordered Lee (§ 201) to join himwithout delay, but that false-hearted officer deliberately dis-obeyed. He was plotting to get the chief command forhimself. Lord Cornwallis (§ 207) pursued Washingtons little army soclosely that the British would sometimes be entering a town atone end just as the Americans were leaving it at the other ;but by rapid marching and by destroying bridges Washingtonmanaged to keep out of the enemys clutches. On December 8 (1776) Washington reached Trenton. Heseized every boat and scow on the river from Philadelphia forseventy miles upward, and then crossed the Delaware. Corn-wallis came up to the bank of the river just in time to see thelast boat-load of patriots push off from shore. A few days later Lee was captured in New Jersey. He hadmoved there with his army, but with no intention, as he lateradmit
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