How To Write A Short Summary Of 1776

The Crossing is based on the Winter of 1776 around 6 months after the colonies declared Independence from Britain and the Crown. The American were overrun by the British in Manhattan, by German Mercenary Troops, hessians. The Americans are stuck trying to push a cannon up a mountain when the General comes and says to leave it. They end up having over 1000 sick soldiers and the General wants to cross through the river. Saying that they will all die if the Americans don’t put the river between them and the British. The general is trying his hardest to make one of the heads of the army to go take boats from a factory up ahead 3 miles away. The man they are trying to get he boats from is saying that the Army of the Continentals is stealing all …show more content…
The next day the Americans finally crossed the river and are bringing all of their supplies on shore. Now their is only 18 guns and 2000 men. As there was 20000 Men and 300 guns/artillery pieces. The general is now wanting the 2nd in command to come in with all of his troops and aid him. This is now the 20th of December of 1776 George Washington is now having his courier take a letter to the 2nd in command saying that he is in dire need of supplies. Now a rider from New York has arrived with a letter from a Deustch Merchant named Ben Haagan. Saying that Genera Hao will come with over 1200 Hessians to come to the Americans for war. The men are heading out to Trenton to check out what the British Army is looking like. Now they have the fishermen helping them so they have quite a bit more people than they used to. General Gates arrived with his army while George Washington and others have dinner. And now it is just George Washington his assistants and General Gates. Discussing that Philadelphia could not be defended, which is basically telling them that everyone is doomed and the Americans are gonna lose the next