. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. r. The British army numbered about thirty thousand troops,while AVashington had less than tenthousand with which to fight them. InAugust, the British crossed over to LongIsland and attacked the Americans, butWashington secretly brought most ofhis army across the river to New York. Howe came to New York, and, aftera few battles, AVashington retreated towards Philadelphia, followed by Lord General William Howe. Cornwallis. When WashiuQ-ton crossed the Delaware Rivernear Trenton, Cornwallis went into winter quarters at Trent
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. r. The British army numbered about thirty thousand troops,while AVashington had less than tenthousand with which to fight them. InAugust, the British crossed over to LongIsland and attacked the Americans, butWashington secretly brought most ofhis army across the river to New York. Howe came to New York, and, aftera few battles, AVashington retreated towards Philadelphia, followed by Lord General William Howe. Cornwallis. When WashiuQ-ton crossed the Delaware Rivernear Trenton, Cornwallis went into winter quarters at Trenton,Princeton, Brunswick, and other smaller places. The Conti-nental ai-my was in a wretched condition. Their clothing wasin rags, and many, without shoes, left bloody footprints onthe icy roads. Washington saw that the dispersion of the Note.—To gain information of the enemys plans, Natlian Hale, a Yale grad-uate, went into the British lines. He was taken and lianged as a spy. On thegallows he exclaimed : I regret only that I have but one life to lose for 152 HAZENS ELEMENTARY HISTORY. LESSON. On Christmas Eve, 1776, Washington led 2400 Continentalsacross the Delaware, surprised the British and took 1000 prisoners. A fewdays later, he captured Princeton, and soon regained most of New^ Jersey. British into sev^eml tt)\viis gave him the opportunity he longedfor. Oil Christmas Eve, 1776, the Hessians at Trenton were en-ioyinu: themselves. It was a stormv iiiiiht ami thev had nothought of danger. While Colonel Rail, their commander,was havinfj a o-ame of cards, a servant handed him a letter,which he dropped in his pocket and forgot. In the dark, stormy night, Washington, with twenty-fourhundred Continentals, crossed the icy river, surpiised the Hes-sians, and took a thousand piisoners. When Colonel Rail,who was mortally Nvounded, read his letter, he found it was awarning of the attack. A few tlays later, Washington again crossed into New Jerseywith about six thousand
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