History of the American Revolution With a Preliminary View of the Character And
History of the American Revolution With a Preliminary View of the Character And
Samuel Farmer Wilson
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The soldiers were fatigued and worn out, by constant marchings and counter-marchings, since the landing of the British at the Elk, on the 26th of August. Since the defeat of Brandy- win^, they had been exposed to heavy rains, without cover ing, destitute of stores, and scantily supplied in all things, and had crossed and recrossed several large streams, almost daily. To hazard both the capital, the army, and the stores, in a single action, under such circumstances, was decided by Washington, to... be too rash a scheme to be risked, although the calls of the citizens of Philadelphia for another battle were loud and urgent. He determined to abandon the city : and on a movement of the British on the west bank of the Schuylkill towards Reading, the American army retreated rapidly up the stream to Pottsgrove, leaving the lower road open to the enemy. On the night of the 23d of September, the whole British army was on the left bank of the Schuyl kill, between Washington and the capital, and three days afterwards, General Cornw T allis, without opposition, took pos session of the city of Philadelphia with part of his I mi .
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