. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . erman-town. October mornings are misty or even foggy inPennsylvania as elsewhere ; sunrise at six oclock wouldallow for a leisurely night march of some twelve orfifteen miles, so as to bring the men without distressto an easy striking distance just before dawn. TheGenerals idea was to avail himself of the four roads infront of him, and of the Maltese cross kind of principalalignment of the village, with its sixty-foot and forty-foot roads, and to deliv
. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . erman-town. October mornings are misty or even foggy inPennsylvania as elsewhere ; sunrise at six oclock wouldallow for a leisurely night march of some twelve orfifteen miles, so as to bring the men without distressto an easy striking distance just before dawn. TheGenerals idea was to avail himself of the four roads infront of him, and of the Maltese cross kind of principalalignment of the village, with its sixty-foot and forty-foot roads, and to deliver a time attack on four lines ofapproach. There were to be a frontal movement, twoflank movements, and a longer movement to passbeyond the British position and seize the main roadbeyond Germantown, leading towards was a fine classical idea, which with the assistance ofdisciplined troops and commanders accustomed toco-operation might have succeeded, and have reducedHowe to the position of a rat in a steel-trap. Thereis no question that Howe had timely information of October 3, 1777 GERMANTOWN 1777 Scale of Miles. Stanfords Geo^ Estob*, London. London ^MaconillaXL & ,- From Howes Report to Qermaine, Oct. 18, 1777,and The Valley Forge Orderly Booh, Oct. 3, 1777 OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH 263 the scheme; but he did nothing by way of spadework, or operating on garden walls, to strengthen thedefence of the village. His subsequent apologymentions that he did not surmise that after theirprevious reverses the Americans would make any seriousattempt on his position. At any rate, the actionpresents features suggesting a partial surprise of theBritish. On the morning of the 4th of October theylay obliquely asprawl of Germantown, across the mainroad, with their extreme left resting on the opinion is that General Howe expected anaffair of outposts, and was not ready to meet any solidattack, and that the surprise was complete.^ German-town, a
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