By mid-November of 1776, the reality of their rebellion against the King George III was beginning to slap the Colonists in the face…hard. The excitement of July 2nd’s Declaration of Independence had, in the ensuing months, been replaced a new truth. A sobering, more immediate truth, stronger than the flush of breaking from the Crown. The [...]
Archive for November 16th, 2009
General Washington Loses Fort Washington
Posted in The Revolution (1775-1783), United States, tagged 1776, Fort Lee, Fort Washington, General George Washington, New York, Thomas Paine on November 16 | 2 Comments »
