Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . Sng * Br H^.BsIL Jt GREENE GREENE i:a surprised the Hessian garrison at Trenton, andgained a complete victory. Greene urged a rapid pursuit of the enemy, but was overruled by acouncil of war. The victory, however, was soonfollowed by a strategic movement on the weakenedgarrison at Princeton, and after a sharp engage-ment the British retreated to join the main armyunder Cornwallis. Greenes conduct and wise,counsels throughout the campaign had commendedhim to Washington ; and when, in March, 1777, thelatter found it necessary to present to
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . Sng * Br H^.BsIL Jt GREENE GREENE i:a surprised the Hessian garrison at Trenton, andgained a complete victory. Greene urged a rapid pursuit of the enemy, but was overruled by acouncil of war. The victory, however, was soonfollowed by a strategic movement on the weakenedgarrison at Princeton, and after a sharp engage-ment the British retreated to join the main armyunder Cornwallis. Greenes conduct and wise,counsels throughout the campaign had commendedhim to Washington ; and when, in March, 1777, thelatter found it necessary to present to congress hisviews and plans, Greene was selected for the mis-sion. The Conway cabal, which in the succeed-ing winter assumed dangerous proportions, hadalready begun its work of discrediting Washingtonand Greene with congress, and partly on this ac-count Greene was sent. He succeeded in having aresolution passed relieving Washington from sub-servience to a council of war. But Greenes most important work at this periodwas the part he took in the battle of the Brandy-wine,
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