Essay On Why George Washington Won Without Loss

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“I, George Washington, the general of the Continental army, is here to tell you to fight on, evan when things seem bad, it’s at the worst times when things brighten up.” This is George Washington talking inspiration into his soldiers to keep fighting the good fight because he says, “Give up a cause to lose”. In December 25, 1776, George Washington sent some troops and himself to go capture Fort Trenton, but the trick is, it was christmas and everyone at Trenton was asleep. In the end of the “Battle” Washington won without loss. Now because the battle of Trenton was such an amazing win for the Americans it also made people “try harder”. Think of it this way, you're playing a game and you’re winning. You will try harder to stay winning than you would if you were losing. Well the same thing happened to the american troops. Because of this tho, Washington had to make a plan for his next attack. The plan was to not fight the British in open fields but to fight like the native Americans, he also added to his plan to fight defensively instead of attacking, Washington hoped this would tire the British troops out. …show more content…

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