. Battles of the United States, by sea and land : embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war : with important official documents. evere contest, defeated the enemysIight wing, and maintained his positionuntil misfortune in other parts of thefield of battle compelled him to retire.*At this moment, although both col-umns of militia had failed to renderany useful ser-vice, victory appeared tobe within the grasp of the Americanarmy.® The enemys left had been de-feated by Generals Sullivan and Con-way, who were slowly driving it beforethem through the
. Battles of the United States, by sea and land : embracing those of the revolutionary and Indian wars, the war of 1812, and the Mexican war : with important official documents. evere contest, defeated the enemysIight wing, and maintained his positionuntil misfortune in other parts of thefield of battle compelled him to retire.*At this moment, although both col-umns of militia had failed to renderany useful ser-vice, victory appeared tobe within the grasp of the Americanarmy.® The enemys left had been de-feated by Generals Sullivan and Con-way, who were slowly driving it beforethem through the village; while theright wing, also defeated, were retreat-ing before the victorious troops com-manded by Generals Wayne and dense fog, which concealed fromeach the operations and success, and Gen. Sullivans letter. Oct. 25; Life of Gen. Muhlen-berg, p. 108.— Gen. Washingtons dispatch, Oct. 5 ; Lifeof Gen. Muhlenberg, p. 109. Life of Gen. Muhlenberg, p. 109. Ibid.— Ibid, pp. 110, 111. • Gen. Washington to his brother. Oct. 18 ; Gen. Arm-strong to President Wharton, Oct. 5 ; Same to Gen. Gates,Oct. 5; Gen. Wayne to same, Nov. 21. 11 5 ^ tp §■ I I ^ sg. Cn,\p. XXVII.] THE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN^. 323 even the position of his fellows; theinability of General Stephen, throughintoxication, to extricate his disionfrom the confusion into which it hadbeen thrown by its collision with Gen-eral Wayne ;^ the heavy fii-ing at theChew house, which was unexplained,and theiefore misunderetood by thetroops in front,^ causing General Wayneto fall back under the supposition thatGeneral Sullivan had been attacked bythe enemys left wing;* and the expo-sure of General Sullivans left, whichthe retrograde movement of GeneralWayne produced, all conspired, how-ever, to deprive the American army ofthe advantages which a decisive victorywould have produced at this time. The reserve remained near JudgeChews house—a mile above the mar-ket-house,* near which part of the vil-lage other p
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