Rev. War
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Overview
As soon as Fort Lee was abandoned, Washington began to withdraw his army across New Jersey toward Philadelphia. About 5,000 Americans left Hackensack on November 21, 1776, and retired without casualties 100 miles to safety behind the Delaware River on December 7. But the troops suffered a want of clothing and a sense of defeat which quickly translated into high sickness and desertion rates. It was a army that unraveled in retreat. Even their stoic commander despaired over "a noble cause lost," and wrote to his brother, "I think the game is pretty near up.
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Interesting Facts
**Every year on Christmas day the "Crossing of the Delaware" is reenacted at Washington Crossing.
**Future President James Monroe and Chief Justice John Marshall were both part of the army at the time of the crossing.
**Emmanuel Leutze painted a famous painting called Washington Crossing the Delaware. It's a beautiful painting, but not very historically accurate.
**Boats from all over the area were used to help the army cross the river. Many of the boats were called Durham boats which were from a local iron works company and were designed to carry heavy loads.
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The importance
At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington's Continental Army reaches the outskirts of Trenton, New Jersey, and descends upon the unsuspecting Hessian force guarding the city. Trenton's 1,400 Hessian defenders were still groggy from the previous evening's Christmas festivities and had underestimated the Patriot threat after months of decisive British victories throughout New York. The troops of the Continental Army quickly overwhelmed the German defenses.
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Overview
On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in the U.S. War for Independence. Fought during the Siege of Boston, it lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause. This battle made both sides realize that this was not going to be a matter decided on by one quick and decisive battle. When the British planned to occupy Dorchester Heights on the Boston Peninsula, the colonists became alarmed at the build up of British troops off of the coast. The colonists decided that action had to be taken so as to stop the threatening British movement in this territory to protect themselves from an attack. The Battle of Bunker Hill started when the colonists learned about the British plan to occupy Dorchester Heights.
Interesting facts
**Because the Americans were low on ammunition, they were told "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
**The American troops worked hard during the night building up the defenses. Much of the wall they built, called a redoubt, was nearly 6 feet high.
**British General William Howe was astonished at the American defenses saying "The rebels have done more work in one night than my whole army would have done in one month."
**The British suffered the most casualties of any single fight during the American Revolutionary War.
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Importance
On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost.
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