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Pep talk: Its December now and it seems as though the war is coming to its end soon in the views of the British . At this point no one knows what is going to happen. The Continental army being the underdogs are extremely low on supplies and aren’t sure they can go any longer. During this time George Washington read to the soldiers Thomas Paine's new pamphlet: “The Crisis: These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrinks from

Charles Hubbard Nathanael Greene: Ingenuity and leadership The American Revolution was a 7 year war that we won because of many different people who were able to lead us to freedom, one of those people, is General Nathanael Greene. Greene is one of the reasons the American Revolution succeeded, He was vital to the creation of the United States of America. Greene was a genius at warfare tactics and strategy and with the knowledge necessary he drove the British out of the southern Colonies of

Washington Crossing the Delaware is an oil-on-canvas painting by German American artist Emanuel Gottlieb completed in 1851. This painting is used as a reference of the day when General George Washington crosses the Delaware River with his continental army on the night of December 25, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. This event is considered to be the first move in a sudden attack done against the German Hessian allied mercenary forces at Trenton, New Jersey in the Battle of Trenton which

Francis Marion 1732-1795 Also known as: Swamp Fox Born: WINTER, 1732 in South Carolina, United States, Berkeley County Died: February 27, 1795 Occupation: General Source Database: DISCovering U.S. History Table of Contents Biographical Essay | Further Readings | Source Citation Hero of the southern campaign in the American Revolution, who was known for his mastery of the small-unit tactics necessary for effective guerrilla warfare. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Francis Marion was born

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene Book report by Allen Rabinovich It is the story-teller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State Approval. I. One day I gave The Power and the Glory to... a native of Mexico who had lived through the worst persecutions... She confessed that your descriptions were so vivid, your priest so real, that she found herself praying for him at Mass. I understand how she felt. Last year, on a trip

dismal abode…” Catherine “Caty” Littlefield Greene (1753-1814)- Was the wife a Gen. Nathanael Greene, the new appointed quartermaster general of the Continental Army at Valley Forge. “Caty” Greene was twenty-four years old when she arrived at the Valley Forge in January of 1778. “Caty” Greene entertained other officer wifes and took part in the celebration of the French-American Alliance on May 6th, 1778. At the end of May, Catherine Littlefield Greene made the return trip

No. 10.John Laurens was the main and only principal spokesman for the negotiating of General Cornwallis's final surrender. The Return to Charleston John Laurens had finally returned to the safety of South Carolina and joined with General Nathanael Greene by helping to create and operate a network or even a group of spies that could track lots of British operations in and also around the Charleston area. He had learned in August 1782, of British forces moving in to gather up some supplies,he then

In the article “Argument as Conversation” by Stuart Greene, he emphasizes on how argument is much like conversation, and to create a good argument, one needs to find good resources and gather enough information to make your reader agree with your point of view, and possible create counterarguments. Greene uses metaphors and examples from other authors to make us understand his point of view, for example he states that just like a photographer taking a picture would use light and shade to focus on

the year. General Washington decided to mount an attack before his Army scattered back to their homes. Under his command General Washington had 2,400 American troops and 18 guns, with infantry divisions under the command of Major General Nathanael Greene and Major General John Sullivan, as well as artillery under the command of Brigadier General Henry Knox. General Washington planned to launch three coordinated attacks. The plan was to have General John Cadwalader attack the British at Bordentown

As a result, he now had the ample means to buy whatever books he needed and he turned his mind to the military arts. Greene then became one of the most educated military leaders of the Revolution. While having no actual military experience at all, Greene was the youngest general officer in the army after quickly elevated to the level of Brigadier General at the age of thirty-three years. When he entered the fray in Boston it was only