Patriot George Washington Chapter Summaries
The book starts out with an account of the British troops leaving Boston Harbor in March of 1776. The people of America were celebrating George Washington and what they thought was the end of the war. Washington wasn’t so convinced. He alludes to many difficulties that he “was obliged to conceal then from my friends, indeed from my own Army.” We are then given an account of Washington as a boy and young man growing up in Virginia. There he grew up amongst gentlemen that held a code of honor and courage. Washington is also told to be a man of great strength and stamina. He lived amongst these gentlemen and learned and abided by the ideal that a hierarchy existed amongst men and when dealing with inferiors to “keep them at a distance”
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Do they fight on, fortify or retreat back across the river? They chose to retreat and await the oncoming British army that would soon come to attack Trenton.
The spirits of the American people were again lifted as the news of victory at Trenton spread. They waning spirits were given a shot in the arm at the thought of defeating the invading army and winning their liberty. Army enlistment numbers begin to grow again.
After the defeat at Trenton a growing sense of blame started to make its way through the ranks of the British government and army. Everyone was looking to blame someone else for the turning of the tide towards the Americans. Many blamed the Hessians and an international debate about the use of mercenary soldiers was begun.
Cadwalader was an officer of the American forces that controlled some 1,800 troops. His troops had failed to get across the river in time to attack Trenton but after they had made it they began to run the Hessians back across the state of New Jersey. Cadwalader sent a letter to Washington stating his intentions. Washington saw this as an opportunity and after consulting his war council decided that the Colonial Army would march on New Jersey …show more content…
There was a description of a six-pounder taking out several dozen men with one shot, although I don’t remember if that happened during this war or was just an aside to the amount of damage that one of these large guns could do, but I think it was the latter. Men ran and hid for their lives without firing a shot after being laid upon by the British
Do they fight on, fortify or retreat back across the river? They chose to retreat and await the oncoming British army that would soon come to attack Trenton.
The spirits of the American people were again lifted as the news of victory at Trenton spread. They waning spirits were given a shot in the arm at the thought of defeating the invading army and winning their liberty. Army enlistment numbers begin to grow again.
After the defeat at Trenton a growing sense of blame started to make its way through the ranks of the British government and army. Everyone was looking to blame someone else for the turning of the tide towards the Americans. Many blamed the Hessians and an international debate about the use of mercenary soldiers was begun.
Cadwalader was an officer of the American forces that controlled some 1,800 troops. His troops had failed to get across the river in time to attack Trenton but after they had made it they began to run the Hessians back across the state of New Jersey. Cadwalader sent a letter to Washington stating his intentions. Washington saw this as an opportunity and after consulting his war council decided that the Colonial Army would march on New Jersey …show more content…
There was a description of a six-pounder taking out several dozen men with one shot, although I don’t remember if that happened during this war or was just an aside to the amount of damage that one of these large guns could do, but I think it was the latter. Men ran and hid for their lives without firing a shot after being laid upon by the British