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Title: The American Revolution
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Fiske, John, 1842-1901
Subjects: United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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passed the Court House,and was threatening the other end of the Britishline on the south. Cornwallis instantly changedfront to meet the danger on the north, and a de-tachment was thrown down the road toward theCourt House to check Lafayette. The Britishposition was one of extreme peril, but the behav-iour of the American commander now became veryextraordinary. When Wayne was beginning hisattack, he was ordered by Lee to hold back andsimply make a feint, as the main attack was tobe made in another quarter. While Wayne waswondering at this, the British troops coming downthe road were seen directing their march so as tocome between Wayne and Lafayette. It wouldbe easy to check them, but the marquis had nosooner started than Lee ordered him back, mur=muring about its being impossible to stand againstBritish soldiers. Lafayettes suspicions were nowLees shame- aroused, and he sent a dispatch in allfui retreat. hagte to washingt0n, saying that hispresence in the field was sorely needed. The
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Itlllfp MONMOUTH AND NEWPORT. 63 army was bewildered. Fighting had hardly be-gun, but their position was obviously so good thatthe failure to make prompt use of it suggestedsome unknown danger. One of the divisions onthe left was now ordered back by Lee, and theothers, seeing this retrograde movement, and un-derstanding it as the prelude to a general retreat,began likewise to fall back. All thus retreated,though without flurry or disorder, to the highground just east of the second ravine which theyhad crossed in their advance. All the advantageof their offensive movement was thus thrown awaywithout a struggle, but the position they had nowreached was excellent for a defensive fight. Tothe amazement of everybody, Lee ordered the re-treat to be continued across the marshy ravine.As they crowded upon the causeway the ranksbegan to fall into some disorder. Many sankexhausted from the heat. No one could tell fromwhat they were fleeing, and the exultant ardourwith which they had begun to en

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