![]() Commanding there in the absence of British General Henry Clinton, who was on his way back from Charleston, Knyphausen hoped that a quick strike into New Jersey could deliver a staggering blow to Washington’s weakened army. ![]() In New York City, German General Wilhelm von Knyphausen sensed opportunity. Washington felt he had to risk it, or face certain defeat. The planned attack was a gamble born of desperation. The national economy failing, his troops short of supplies and on the verge of mutiny, Washington prepared for an all-out assault on British-occupied New York City with the support of approaching French naval and land forces under General Rochambeau. At Morristown, New Jersey, George Washington’s army struggled to recover from the worst winter of the entire war. Charleston, South Carolina, fell to British forces on May 12. ![]() The Inaugural Title in the Small Battles Series: The Final Significant Clashes of the American Revolution in the Northīy the spring of 1780, American fortunes were at a low point. ![]()
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