On June 17th 1775 George Washington was appointed the commander of the Continental Army. He would not go back to Mount Vernon anytime soon. Instead, he went back to Mount Vernon 6 years later. Washington never led a large army into battle. Washington and his army barely escaped the New York campaign of 1776.…
Kevin Silverman Mrs.Tschan The Battle of Trenton The battle of trenton was a fight that started when my army crossed over the Delaware River which occurred on the nights of December 25-26 in 1776 during the american revolutionary war. Before actually launching the surprise attack on the Hessians, my army had a hard time crossing over the river due to the tremendous amount of ice.…
The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776 in Trenton New Jersey. A lot of people who think of the Battle of Trenton think Christmas considering it happened on Christmas. General George Washington crossed the Delaware river with his men. It was a bad night for his men. There was a heavy snowstorm and the Delaware river was covered with a lot of ice.…
Battle of the Brandywine - September 11, 1777 In 1777, General Howe brought his army to the Chesapeake intending to take Philidelphia. To delay the fall of the city Washington marched to Wilmington. On September 9th 1777 Washington positioned his army behind Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford. The British were expected to march west from Kennett Square to carry out the frontal assault.…
1776 is a book written by David McCullough in 2005. The book was written from a third person point of view. It is a narrative about the writing of the Declaration of Independence and what the people from both America and Britain went through in the making of the new country. The book starts out with King George III traveling to the Parliament to deliver a message of the American rebellion.…
The Battle of Trenton Analysis Near the beginning of the Revolutionary War an attack was orchestrated by General George Washington on December 26, 1776 at Trenton, New Jersey. since August 1776, British forces had been pursuing the Colonial Army south and out of New York. The British then Proceeded to drive the Colonists further south, across New Jersey. This forced General Washington to lead his men through the Delaware river where they camped on the Pennsylvanian side short of necessities such as food, ammunition, and supplies. Soon after George Washington vigorously pondered the fate of the Continental Army based upon the previous events.…
"All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," (Thomas Jefferson, In the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776). The American Revolutionary War is probably the greatest underdog story to ever happen in history. A group of soldiers with minimum training taking on one of the most powerful military forces at the time, sounds like a plot to a horrible movie directed by Michael Bay. It took a bunch of great people and determined leaders like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, The colonist were able to take out the British Empire and gain independence for all.…
Washington just loss at Battle of Brandywine and had to retreat. He was getting his army to regroup. Luckily for Washington, British General Howe stayed in Brandywine celebrating his victory. Four days after Howe learned the Americans were only ten miles north of him. He prepared and sent his army after them.…
At the beginning of the movie, the American troops were purchasing boats from a guy who owns a boat business. They must cross the river in the beginning of the movie to escape British troops. One of Washington’s general marched his men. In the next scene, Washington, a couple men, and their wives sat around a dinner table, talked, and had dinner. Washington then meets General Gates while at the dinner table.…
Did you know that “The Crossing" by Winston Churchill and “ The Crisis" by Thomas Paine have similarities and differences. There are two major things that the juxtaposition is different in these stories. In “The Crossing” this is where they had to work hard for a win. Then in “The Crisis” there were people who had to join together to get the job done. The their similarities are that they both work very determined to get what they wanted.…
George Washington was indeed a great leader, however, he never really aspired to be one; he was known as the “Father of our Country” and was unanimously elected the first President of the United States for two terms. Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Little is known about George’s early life and his education but, his formal education ended around the age of fifteen. It’s not very clear why very little is known about Washington’s childhood. In 1753 George Washington was asked to deliver a message to the French and on his return, he was tested of his forbearance; he hiked for days through snowy woods, fell off a raft into the Allegheny River, nearly drowned, and was forced to spend a freezing night on an island without shelter.…
Dating back to June 14th, 1775, America was in dire need of a fighting force for means to protect the homefront. Its roots are based on the Continental Army which was established to fight the American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783. The Revolutionary War was a way to formally establish the nation of the United States of America. With the primary mission of the Army to protect, defend, and sustain the American people.…
Although the war was won and we achieved independence in 1776, most are not aware of the internal struggle within the ranks of our army. Also, the armed force set in place to protect and prevent danger from occurring in our newly formed 13 colonies was led by General Washington, who had no experience in fighting a experienced professional army such as the British army. General Washington also had the constant struggle of loyal fighters. How are we supposed to fight a war when our fellow countrymen do not wish to fight a war that they believe is senseless and do no good? They were not “regularity and discipline” as described to Washington.…
The Battle of Bunker Hill The battle of Bunker Hill took place on june 17 1775, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It was the second engagement between British troops and the 13 colonies. The cause of the battle was because there was a conflict between british troops and the 13 colonies. It was learned that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to invade the hills surrounding the city.…
The book A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier is the memoir of Joseph Plumb Martin and chronicles his thoughts and experiences as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. His diary was originally published as A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Dangers and Sufferings of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred Within His Own Observation, and later it was better known as Private Yankee Doodle. The book portrays Revolutionary War battles of historical significance and illustrates the difficulties faced by the soldiers who fought in the war. In 1760, Joseph Plumb Martin was born in western Massachusetts.…