On July 4\, 2026\, America will celebrate 250 years of independence. \;
\nIn late August 1776\, a bad ly defeated Continental Army retreated from Long Island to Manhattan. By e arly November\, George Washington&rsquo\;s inexperienced army withdrew fur ther into New Jersey and\, by the end of the year\, into Pennsylvania. Dur ing this dark night of the American Revolution&mdash\;&ldquo\;the times th at try men&rsquo\;s souls&rdquo\;&mdash\;Washington began developing the s trategy that would win the war. In this illuminating account\, Arthur Lefk owitz reveals how George Washington turned defeat into victory.
\nDu ring his retreat across New Jersey\, Washington reconceived the war: keep the army mobile\, target isolated detachments of the British Army\, rely o n surprise and deception\, form partisan units\, and avoid large-scale bat tles. This new strategy first bore fruit in the crossing of the Delaware o n Christmas night 1776 and the attack on the British at Trenton and Prince ton. From there\, Washington took up winter quarters at Morristown\, New J ersey\, and moved into the mountains\, an ideal position from which to che ck British movements toward Philadelphia or north up the Hudson. The Briti sh tried and failed several times to coax Washington into a decisive battl e. Stymied\, the British were forced to attack Philadelphia by sea\, and t hey would not be able to seize Philadelphia in time to support the British invasion of upstate New York which ended in defeat at Saratoga.
\nL efkowitz relies on a lifetime of deep research on the Revolutionary War an d close knowledge of New Jersey to tell this exciting\, important story wh ose impact rippled throughout the rest of the war.
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