On the Trail of Washington a Narrative History of Washingtons Boyhood And Manh
On the Trail of Washington a Narrative History of Washingtons Boyhood And Manh
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One glance was sufficient to convince him that the attack on Chad s Ford had been merely a feint, and that if this flank movement was not speedily checked the enemy would get behind him, and his whole army would be caught between two fires. He therefore or dered Greene to fall back from Chad s Ford and come to Sullivan s rescue, and so skill fully were his orders obeyed that the British advance was halted and the rout which had al ready begun was turned into a respectable retreat. Meanwhile, ho...wever, General Knyphausen took advantage of Greene s withdrawal to push across Chad s Ford, and before nightfall Howe had a clear road to Philadelphia. CHAPTER XXII A FIGHT IN A FOG THE battle of Brandywine was not a ruin ous disaster, but it cost the Americans fully a thousand men and eleven pieces of artillery, and it left Philadelphia practically defense less. Washington was not the man to shirk responsibility for the result, however, and when an attempt was made to throw the blame on General Sullivan he promptly notified Con gress of his disapproval.
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