. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . nce,and his youthful bride, to peril his life in the cause of American British, harassed by Washingtons sleepless vigilance, yet unable to compeJhim or to lure him into a general engagement, left New Vork in a fleet, with M GEORGE WASHINGTON. 549 eighteen thousand soldiers, to capture Philadelphia. They landed near Elktonat the head of Chesapeake Bay. Washington, with but eleven thousand men,marched to encounter them. The two armies met on the banks of the Brandy-wine. A bloody battle ensued. Lafayette was wounde
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . nce,and his youthful bride, to peril his life in the cause of American British, harassed by Washingtons sleepless vigilance, yet unable to compeJhim or to lure him into a general engagement, left New Vork in a fleet, with M GEORGE WASHINGTON. 549 eighteen thousand soldiers, to capture Philadelphia. They landed near Elktonat the head of Chesapeake Bay. Washington, with but eleven thousand men,marched to encounter them. The two armies met on the banks of the Brandy-wine. A bloody battle ensued. Lafayette was wounded. The Americans,overpowered, were compelled to retreat. Washington, after a short but severeengagement at Germantown, retired, and the British took possession of Phila-delphia. Congress precipitately adjourned to Lancaster, and thence to again came. The British were comfortably housed in selected Valley Forge, about twenty miles from Philadelphia, as hiswinter-quarters. Eleven thousand men here passed the winter of 1777 and. OLCKBIRMI^CH^M MEETirMt HOuJE ■ BATTLE •{BRANDYWINE l^ iriJ 1778. It was a period of great discouragement and suffering. The army wasin a state of destitution, which Washington did not dare to proclaim abroad, lestthe foe should rush upon him in his helplessness. In this dark hour France came forward to our aid ; recognizing our inde-pendence, entering into a friendly alliance with us, and sending both a fleet andan army to our support. The British army in New York and Philadelphiaamounted to thirty thousand men. The whole American army did not exceedfifteen thousand. But the British, apprehensive that a French fleet mightsoonappear, and thus endanger the troops in Philadelphia, evacuated the city, andthe troops commenced their march through New Jersey. The cold of winterhad given place to the heat of summer. 550 LEES TREACHERY. Washington followed close in the rear of the foe, watching for a chance to ;strike. The 2
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