A history of the United States for schools . With this improved army, Washington overtookthe enemy at Monmouth and ordered an attack. But,unfortunately, the mischief-maker, CharlesLee, had been exchanged, and had returned tohis command just in time to make more mis-He spoiled Washingtons plan by making a shameful and dis-orderly retreat justat the critical mo-ment. For this hewas tried by court-martial ; at first hewas suspended fromcommand, then ex-pelled from the the Frenchfleet arrived, Wash-ington hoped to beable to take the cityof New York, butsome of the shipsBARON VON sTEUBEN.
A history of the United States for schools . With this improved army, Washington overtookthe enemy at Monmouth and ordered an attack. But,unfortunately, the mischief-maker, CharlesLee, had been exchanged, and had returned tohis command just in time to make more mis-He spoiled Washingtons plan by making a shameful and dis-orderly retreat justat the critical mo-ment. For this hewas tried by court-martial ; at first hewas suspended fromcommand, then ex-pelled from the the Frenchfleet arrived, Wash-ington hoped to beable to take the cityof New York, butsome of the shipsBARON VON drcw too much water to cross the bar, so this scheme had to be only other place occupied by a large British forcewas Newport, and the fleet accompanied Sullivans landforces in an unsuccessful attempt to capture more was done in the northern states between,the regular armies. In the summer of 1779, Clintonsent marauding expeditions into Connecticut in order 1 From Du Simitieres Thirteen Portraits, London, 94, 95- THE WINNING OF INDErENDENCE. 233
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