A home geography of New York city . ey, projDerty, and perhaps their lives if the Americans hadbeen defeated. One of the statesmen when signing his namemade a few remarks to those standing near him; he ended withthe words, We must hang together. Yes, said the greatBenjamin Franklin, we must all hang together or else we shallall hang separately. New York during the Seven Years War. When the war beganthe English decided to get control of New York state. Look at yourmap. Would it not take a very large and well-trained army todefend your city ? The American army in New York was a volun-teer army;
A home geography of New York city . ey, projDerty, and perhaps their lives if the Americans hadbeen defeated. One of the statesmen when signing his namemade a few remarks to those standing near him; he ended withthe words, We must hang together. Yes, said the greatBenjamin Franklin, we must all hang together or else we shallall hang separately. New York during the Seven Years War. When the war beganthe English decided to get control of New York state. Look at yourmap. Would it not take a very large and well-trained army todefend your city ? The American army in New York was a volun-teer army; it was not large nor yet well trained. Congress orderedWashington to defend New York, so he was obliged to divide hisarmy and do the best he could with it. Part of it was to defend Manhattan, part of it was sent todefend Brooklyn, and part of it was at Fort Lee. Washingtonhoped that the guns of Fort Lee and Fort Washington would pre-vent the English fleet passing Manhattan. The Americans also 179 180 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YORK CITY. used sunken ships and chains between Fort Lee and Manhattan tokeep the English ships back. Washington did not have enoughmen to attempt to defend Staten Island. A large English army landed there, and alarge English fleetanchored in the Black Horse Tav-ern, New Dorp, wasthe English generalsheadquarters. The first New Yorkbattle of the war wasfought in the boroughof Brooklyn; part oithe battleground isnow Prospect Park. Washington was not present at that Americans were defeated and the English took some night Washington saved an army of nine thousand men byretreating across the East river to Manhattan. The English werebuilding earthworks, and the night was dark and foggy. Wash-ington had secured enough boats to carry men, cannon, and all thearmy supplies across the river. Washington knew the English would follow to the city, but hedid not know whether they would surround the island with theirlarge fleet and try to cap
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