The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . d in good order to the mainarmy, having lost less than half as many men astheir opponents. With caution now much en-larged, Howe sent for reinforcements, and waitedtwo days. The third day it rained, and on the It was a serious and most depressing loss, and wasfelt throughout the continent. Meantime Wash-ington
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians biographers and specialists; a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history . d in good order to the mainarmy, having lost less than half as many men astheir opponents. With caution now much en-larged, Howe sent for reinforcements, and waitedtwo days. The third day it rained, and on the It was a serious and most depressing loss, and wasfelt throughout the continent. Meantime Wash-ington had crossed into the Jerseys, and, afterthe loss of Fort Lee, began to retreat before theBritish, who, flushed with victory, now advancedrapidly under Lord Cornwallis.—H. C. Lodge,George Washington, v. i, ch. 6. Also in; H. B. Carrington, Battles of the Ameri-can Revohdion, ch. 33-36.—G. W. Greene, Lije ofNathanael Greene, v. i, ch. 8-11.—B. J. Lossing,Field book of the American Revolution, v. 2, —W. E. H. Lecky, American Revolution, 1776-1777. — Washingtons retreat throughNew Jersey and his masterly return movement.—Victories at Trenton and Princeton retrievingthe situation.—On the lyth (of November]Washington ordered Lee [who had lately returned. DEFENSE OF FORT WASHINGTON, NOV.(After painting by J. W. Dunsmore) fourth Howe found that Washington had with-drawn to a higher and quite impregnable line ofhills, where he held all the passes in the rear andawaited a second attack. Howe contemplated thesituation for two or three days longer, and thenbroke camp and withdrew to Dobbs Ferry. Suchwere the great results of the victory of LongIsland, two wasted months, and the Americanarmy still untouched. Howe was resolved, how-ever, that his campaign should not be utterlyfruitless, and therefore directed his attention tothe defences of the Hudson, Fort Lee, and FortWashington, and here he met with better , in its military wisdom, had insis
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