Washington’s Defiant Strategy in the 1777 Jersey Campaign
General Howe failed to crush Washington after Trenton and Princeton. Washington feigned weakness, slipped behind Cornwallis, kept Philadelphia in view, and led a wary resistance through Morristown and Brandywine. The year closed with Valley Forge hardship and renewed Allied hopes.
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Cornwallis
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Morristown
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Howe
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Washington as a Strategist at Valley Forge
Chapter XVIII presents a view of Washington’s leadership during the Valley Forge winter. It contrasts the British pursuit with the Continental Army’s endurance, noting the harsh conditions and the strategic choices that kept the troops together despite severe hardships.
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Valley Forge
Scott's Emulsion Restores Vitality and Strength
An advertisement touts vitality as life force and promotes Scott's Emulsion as the best remedy when vitality wanes. It claims the product nourishes blood, builds the system, and helps prevent disease, available in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes with a free informational book from Scott & Bowne.
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Scott
Dancer of the Face and a Blood Remedy Claim
A Dawson Georgia woman recounts a malignant cancer diagnosed as incurable by doctors. After taking Swift’s S S S blood remedy, she reports the cancer discharged and healed over months with no recurrence years later. The ad promotes S S S as a universal cure for blood diseases. An English wartime remark contrasts Howe and Washington in generalship.
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Laura E. Mims
Dawson
S.S.S
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Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
J. W. Crum
Washington and Lee clash and French missteps at Newport
The passage recalls Washington’s disdain for cowards and his leadership during a tense period in 1778. It notes his rebuke of Lee, the strong response to fear, and as Sullivan faced criticism for Sullivan’s ally the Count d Estaing, Washington urged unity between army and fleet.
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General Washington
Washington
Steuben
Commissariat
Greene
Lee
Count d’Estaing
Newport
Rhode Island
Coston
Sullivan
Washington and Monmouth Campaign Struggles and Tensions
A historical narrative recounts Washington's winter of hardship with 17 000 troops under Howe and Clinton, the Monmouth Court House engagement, Lee's desertion, and Washington's strained relations with allies. It notes the need for unity, secrecy, and conciliatory diplomacy with France, especially D Estaing, to preserve the alliance amid dire conditions.
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France
Gates
Saratoga
Burgoyne
Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Whitemarsh
Howe
Valley Forge
Clinton
Franklin
Delaware
Monmouth Court House
Lee
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