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Originally Posted by OrangeEmpire  Howe blew it and Washington had an iron will and patience beyond a thousand men. |
Agreed, Washington saved the nation. He held the army together, if nothing else. But had Howe took the offensive after the retreat to New York, rather than go balls deep in his mistress, the Brits would have won. Until it was too late, when Rochambeau arrived, by then, the cat was in the bag.