A history of the United States for schools . ommand ofhalf the army, about7,000 men, at North-castle, on the eastside of the Hudson,while Washington,with the other half, was at Hackensack, on the westside. It soon became apparent that Howe intended tomove against Philadelphia. Then Washington orderedLee to cross the river and join him, so that he mightface the enemy with his full force of 14,000. Lee dis-obeyed, and wrote letters to several prominent personsslandering Washington. 1 From Murrays History of the Present War, i. 478. 5 88. THE WINNING OF INDEPENDENCE. 221 Lees disobedience made it
A history of the United States for schools . ommand ofhalf the army, about7,000 men, at North-castle, on the eastside of the Hudson,while Washington,with the other half, was at Hackensack, on the westside. It soon became apparent that Howe intended tomove against Philadelphia. Then Washington orderedLee to cross the river and join him, so that he mightface the enemy with his full force of 14,000. Lee dis-obeyed, and wrote letters to several prominent personsslandering Washington. 1 From Murrays History of the Present War, i. 478. 5 88. THE WINNING OF INDEPENDENCE. 221 Lees disobedience made it necessary for Washingtonto retreat through New Jersey and cross the DelawareRiver into Penn-sylvania. Wheneverybody con-sidered Washing-ton ruined, Leemarched his ownforce to Morris-town, apparentlyto conduct a cam-paign on his ownaccount. But hehad scarcely ar-rived there whena party of Britishdragoons caughthim in his night-gown and slippers,at a tavern outsidehis army lines, andcarried him awaya prisoner. Hewas taken to NewYork and con-. THE CENTRAL FIELD OF WAR, 1776-77. fined in the City Hall. He then turned traitor to theAmerican cause, and gave General Howe all the informa-tion in his power, to help him to overcome General Wash-ington. Nobody knew about this treason of CharlesLee till long afterward; the papers which prove it werediscovered a few years ago in England, in the privatelibrary of Howes secretary, where they had lain undis-turbed for nearly ninety years. The capture of Lee left Sullivan in command of his 222 THE REVOLUTION. Ch. XI. force, and Sullivan marched it hastily to Washingtonsassistance. Thus reinforced in the nick of time, Wash-ington was able to strike back at the enemy. OnChristmas night, he crossed the Delaware with 2,500men, marched nine miles in a blinding snowstorm, andBattle of surprised and broke the British centre at Tren-Trenton. ^ou, taking i,ooo pHsoncrs. Lord Cornwallis,who thought the war was over, and had sent his trunkson board ship,
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