Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ers, whose serfs they are, would harness them to the yoke, assoon as they surrendered their Captain and Subaltern patents. This is the armyproper of the enemy, numbering about 12,000 men. The remainder substitutesand militia of whom ten or twenty thousand are mobile at times, these fight onlyfor the Province in which they dwell and have been unable to resolve joiningthe Army and going into another province.* * * This is about a fair picture ofthe present situation: The enemy is encamped in huts at Wilmington and ValleyForge, and Washington and St
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . ers, whose serfs they are, would harness them to the yoke, assoon as they surrendered their Captain and Subaltern patents. This is the armyproper of the enemy, numbering about 12,000 men. The remainder substitutesand militia of whom ten or twenty thousand are mobile at times, these fight onlyfor the Province in which they dwell and have been unable to resolve joiningthe Army and going into another province.* * * This is about a fair picture ofthe present situation: The enemy is encamped in huts at Wilmington and ValleyForge, and Washington and Stirling have wagered as to who had the best hutserected. Last year we lay in them and our army x. y. z. strong, lies in Phila-delphia which is fortified by eleven redoubts and one outpost. We are suppliedwith all that is necessary and superfluous. Assemblies, Concerts, Comedies,clubs and the like make us forget there is any war, save that it is a capital joke From the letter book of Capt. Johann Heinrichs, Hessian Yager Corps, 1778. 68. 69 Again the Hessian, Somewhat Shaken Here in Philadelphia there are about one thousand royally inclined familieswho arc willing to leave hearth and home and with their chattels go with thearmy. Hence this gives rise to the rumor that we are going to leavePhiladelphia altogether. Letter book of Capt. Johann Heinrichs, Hessian Yager Corps, Philadelphia,June 5th, 1778. The Two Howes on Sea and Land Lord Howes indecision of character seems well illustrated by the fact thatin 1777, he embarked the force, destined for Philadelphia, consisting of 36 Britishand Hessian battalions, the Queens Rangers and a Regiment ot Light Horse,upon transports at New York, together with horses and baggage. Forty days ofmidsummer elapsed before they were finally landed at Elk River, Maryland. Sir William Howe had originally demanded from the home government, ma letter of November 26th, 1775, 19,000 men, estimating that with these he couldsucceed against the col
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