Life of George Washington, volume 2 of 5

Note 152 — Chapter XLIII · WASHINGTON CLOTHED WITH ADDITIONAL POWERS—RECRUITMENT OF THE ARMY—INCREASED PAY—COLONEL JOHN CADWALADER—ARRIVAL OF SULLIVAN—GATES—WILKINSON—A COUP DE MAIN MEDITATED—POSTURE OF AFFAIRS AT TRENTON—GATES DECLINES TO TAKE A PART—HIS COMMENTS ON WASHINGTON’S PLANS—PREPARATIONS FOR THE COUP DE MAIN—CROSSING OF THE DELAWARE—ATTACK ON THE ENEMY’S FORCES AT TRENTON—DEATH OF RAHL—HIS CHARACTER.

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Seldom has a name of so few letters been spelled so many ways as that of this commander. We find it written Rall in the military journals before us; yet we adhere to the one hitherto adopted by us, apparently on good authority.

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