Young people's history of the American Revolution . EVENTS IN AND NEAR NEW YORK 119 army, their patriotism in many ways only served to in-crease the problems of the great leaders. The city being on an island presented the very best ofopportunities for the British, having, as they did, both afleet and an army to fall upon it. The Americans haderected a number of defences along the shore, but thesewere not of a kind to afford much help in case of an attack ;and when Washington called a council of his officers, amajority of them agreed with him that the only safecourse to follow was to evacuate t
Young people's history of the American Revolution . EVENTS IN AND NEAR NEW YORK 119 army, their patriotism in many ways only served to in-crease the problems of the great leaders. The city being on an island presented the very best ofopportunities for the British, having, as they did, both afleet and an army to fall upon it. The Americans haderected a number of defences along the shore, but thesewere not of a kind to afford much help in case of an attack ;and when Washington called a council of his officers, amajority of them agreed with him that the only safecourse to follow was to evacuate the city. The stores andthe sick and wounded soldiers were sent into New Putnam was left in the city, with four thousandmen, as a rear-guard, and then Washington with the mainbody withdrew to the banks of the Harlem River. It was during this time that two events occurred thathave been almost ignored in our records of the was the attempt of Ezra Lee to blow up the Eagle,Admiral Howes flagship, which was anchored off thesh
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