American Revolutionary War History
1776 - In Trenton, NJ, General George Washington wrote to Congress to report that he had transported much of the Continental Army's stores and baggage across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.
1776 - General George Washington received a letter from his second-in-command General Charles Lee. The letter reported that Lee was about to cross into New York near Peekskill.
1777 - Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh gave information to Colonel Thomas Craig that she had overheard from the British the previous day. The information was that the British were planning a surprise attack on George Washington's army the next day at Whitemarsh, PA.
| "A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue then will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader." Samuel Adams |
