. The student's American history . nwallis decided to postpone the attack until the next went to bed in high spirits. At last, said he, we haverun down the old fox, and we will bag him in the morning.^ But the old fox did not wait to be bagged. Leaving hiscamp-fires burning brightly, Washington crept stealthily out ofhis entrenchments, slipped around Cornwalliss sleeping army,and marched rapidly on Princeton. There (January 3, 1777)he surprised and cr 1 the British line. Washing- ton then advance 1 - cignts at Morristown and went intowinter quarters. rederick the Great considered the mo
. The student's American history . nwallis decided to postpone the attack until the next went to bed in high spirits. At last, said he, we haverun down the old fox, and we will bag him in the morning.^ But the old fox did not wait to be bagged. Leaving hiscamp-fires burning brightly, Washington crept stealthily out ofhis entrenchments, slipped around Cornwalliss sleeping army,and marched rapidly on Princeton. There (January 3, 1777)he surprised and cr 1 the British line. Washing- ton then advance 1 - cignts at Morristown and went intowinter quarters. rederick the Great considered the move-ments of ^ton during these ten days — December 25,1776, to January 4, 1777 —the most brilliant of any recorded inthe annals of military history. 214. Plans of Lord Germain; Washington baffles Howe;Howe sails for Philadelphia. — The American commanderspent the winter at Morristown reorganizing his army. Lord Germain, of the English Cabinet, had the generalcontrol of the British forces in America, He now resolved to. 1777.] THE REVOLUTION, THE CONSTUTUTION. IQI make a determined effort to get possession of the plan adopted was (i) for Burgoyne to move down fromCanada early in the coming summer (1777), take Ticonderoga,and advance directly on Albany. (2) Meanwhile anotherBritish force, starting from Canada, was to land at Oswego,New York. They were to secure the aid of the Six Nations and that of the Tories ; then they were to capture Fort Stan-wix (near Rome) on the upper Mohawk and, moving down theMohawk valley, join Burgoyne at Albany. (3) Finally, Howewas to send a division of his army up the Hudson, capturethe American forts in the Highlands, and advance and joinforces with Burgoyne. This scheme, if successful, would givethe English entire control of the State of New York. By a mischance Lord Germains despatch from London,ordering Howe to cooperate with Burgoyne, did not reach theBritish commander until it was too late for him to be of service. Mea
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