1. Struggles In The Middle States
Coach Kuntz
United States History

2. The Battle of Long Island
-In August 1776, British General Howe sailed his army to Long Island, New York in what would become known as the Battle of Long Island.
-George Washington wanted to prevent Howe from taking the city, so he led his forces south from Boston to New York City to meet him.
-Howe had about 34,000 troops and 10,000 sailors. Washington had fewer than 20,000 poorly trained troops.
-Outcomes: Washington was easily defeated. 1,400 Americans were killed and Washington was forced to retreat North.

3. Battle of Trenton
-On Christmas night 1776, General George Washington led his soldiers across the Delaware River in a surprise attack on Trenton, New Jersey.
-December 26, the Americans surprised the Hessian troops guarding Trenton and took most of them prisoner.
-Hessians were soldier’s from Germany.
-Hessians: 22 dead, 83 wounded; Americans: 2 dead, 5 wounded

4. Battle of Trenton (Cont.)
-British General Charles Cornwallis attempted to retake Trenton from George Washington.
-On January 2, 1776, Cornwallis saw the lights of Washington’s campfires, but it was a trap.
-Washington had left the fires lit as a distraction. His army snuck up behind Cornwallis’s army, and attacked British forces marching towards Princeton
-Outcomes: Washington fooled Cornwallis and the Hessians; The battle gave the U.S. hope that they could win the war.

5. The Burgoyne Plan
The Burgoyne Plan- A British military plan created by General John Burgoyne. Burgoyne would use British troops to cut off New England from the other colonies. He believed this would end the war.
-The purpose of the plan was to stop the flow of soldiers and supplies from New England to Washington’s army.
-General Burgoyne took his army south from Canada towards Albany, New York to cut off New England.