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The Papers of George Washington - (Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War) (Hardcover)

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  • Volume 7 documents the dramatic events of the New York campaign and the ensuing New Jersey campaign, a seemingly endless string of American reverses and retreats terminated by surprising victories at Trenton and Princeton.
  • Author(s): George Washington
  • 599 Pages
  • History, United States
  • Series Name: Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War

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His daring counterstrokes against a Hessian brigade at Trenton on 27 December and a British detachment at Princeton on 3 January not only reversed the strategic situation but turned the tide of political defection that had theatened to engulf the middle states.



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Volume 7 documents the dramatic events of the New York campaign and the ensuing New Jersey campaign, a seemingly endless string of American reverses and retreats terminated by surprising victories at Trenton and Princeton. The volume opens with Washington's withdrawal of most of his army from Manhattan Island north to White Plains, where on 28 October British and Hessian troops routed the American right wing on Chatterton hill. Although Washington subsequently succeeded in blocking any further British advance to the north, his indecisiveness about ordering the evacuation of Fort Washington, the sole remaining American post on Manhattan Island, led to the disastrous loss of the fort's large garrison and many valuable stores when General Howe's forces overran it on 16 November.

After the fall of Fort Lee on the west bank of the Hudson River four days later, Washington began retreating across New Jersey with his rapidly dwindling army. His repeated appeals for reinforcement by local militia and Continental troops remaining in New York fell largely on deaf ears, and in early December Washington was obliged to cross the Delaware River into Pennsylvania, leaving New Jersey in enemy hands. From his Bucks County Headquarters Washington wrote his brother Samuel on 18 December: "If every nerve is not strained to recruit the New Army with all possible Expedition I think the game is pretty near up.... No Man I believe ever had a greater choice of difficulties & less the means of extricating himself than I have--However under a full perswation of the justice of our Cause I cannot but think the prospect will brighten." Washington's optimism was justified by his subsequent actions. His daring counterstrokes against a Hessian brigade at Trenton on 27 December and a British detachment at Princeton on 3 January not only reversed the strategic situation but also turned the tide of political defection that had theatened to engulf the middle states.



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The correspondence volumes of The Papers of George Washington are divided into chronological series-Colonial, Revolutionary War, Confederation, Presidential, and Retirement. Volumes in each of the series are appearing concurrently. Standing orders for the Papers are welcomed.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.53 Inches (H) x 6.57 Inches (W) x 1.75 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.57 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 599
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: George Washington
Language: English
Street Date: August 29, 1996
TCIN: 1003738748
UPC: 9780813916484
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-9357
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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