The Battles in the Jerseys and the Significance of Each (Classic Reprint)

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Our Revolution stands pre - eminent also in the magnitude and permanency of its results both here and abroad. It established a world-power here; abroad it was a strong factor in the French Revolution. It reacted favorably on the govern ment of Great Britain. And it involved the separa tion of South America from European control.

And What is more. The influences started in 1776 are still at work; they have brought blessings on the human race in the past, they Will bring even greater blessings in the future.

The war opened with splendid outbursts at Lexington and Bunker Hill; but both sides entrenched at Boston and the result was a long deadlock ending in a compromise, the British being allowed to sail away to Halifax unmolested provided they left the city of Boston unharmed.

It is the way of the Anglo - Saxon to get into a war first and then make his preparation after wards. From April. 1775, to the following August, both parties were mustering their resources and planning military and financialmeasures on a large scale. These were months of earnest preparation, but as the hour for decisive conflict drew near, the superiority of our foes was very evident in men, ships, arms, ammunition, and other military supplies. It was King George's aim and hope to stamp out the rebellion in the fall of 1776.

The opposing commanders were William Howe and George Washington. They had faced each other at Boston; they were now to face each other in New York and New Jersey. Howe ha'd men, and Washington had New York City and Philadelphia were the prizes fought for.

The campaign opened with the landing of Howe on Staten Island in July, 1776, and closed with the arrival of Washington at Morristown in the following January; the military movements and battles during that interval, approximately five months, should always be viewed as one campaign, as a single series of operations. The surprise at Trenton was not an isolated exploit, neither was the dash on Princeton, and never should they be so treated; they were the master strokes of Victory at the end of a long succession of heartbreaking defeats.

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