Show hla his greatest exploit when lie attacked at trenton ills his army lad had been shattered by it its 8 enverl ances at brooklyn heights by its nar row escape from the easygoing easy ew going ilowe howe by its retreat across now new jersey by losses in battle by desertions ai and hy by the detection defection of the surrounding countryside try side it Is true that something had to be done to revive the eppli e ing fil tannic lille of american Ameil can resolution und and conr coll nae rage hut but liere wits was an exploit of pure pun nation and serene he heroism whdeh li tools took the fragment of a beaten sinny ormy across the delaware to risk nr an adventure which might have meant tile the end when ilowe howe moved out of new york on the misguided campal campaign n which took philadelphia at the sacrifice saLil nce of mile goyne washington placed himself between the british and the lie was defeated at brandywine but in III spite of that he later inter all attacked ached at gler csir and all nearly won it has boon been said that his plan of anton action was too good that it required movements ills officers and men were to execute tills this attack was as an all other audacity proving provid that hint wa washington hing did oot not know when he wits was licked and consequently could not he be the battle of germantown although lost had its part along with saratoga hill ha convincing france that in supporting the americans it might pick or make tile the winner glorious victories when howe withdrew from philadelphia to return to new york washington undertook to harass and if pus pos ilie intercept ube tle movement and at monmouth lie he again attacked an enemy liichi which was not hunting trouble at that time little or place the taking of stony point by light under general wayne was au an tx ample of military nian maneuver euver obvious ly attractive to the character of washington as a soldier it was without bowder liow der and the men who climbed the muffs in the night knew that the near bt t oni cir r would kill anyone who fired a shot they had nothing but their bayonets again at the taking of re doubts no 9 and no 10 at yorktown the lie french the one the american light infantry the other there was no powder at every opportunity washington took the aggressive with courage and confidence which disregarded cautious cautions consideration of what be h had ad to hit and of what he had to hit with when he took command before boston he had bad many military lessons of generalship to learn from experience but he be did not have to acquire courage that was wa in hi chiq heart and it was waa tb the ilir lily y ivl i li milc the decia declaration a tio il of let r ITi otI |