Homes of American Statesmen

"[...]proclaim the glory of Washington. Washington's Headquarters, Chad's Ford, 1777. Washington's Headquarters, Chad's Ford, 1777. Chad's Ford, in Delaware, was the scene of another of those disasters which it was Washington's happy fortune to turn into benefits. The American army retreated from a much superior force, and retreated in such disorder as could seem, even to its well-wishers, little better than a flight. But when, after encamping at Germantown, it was found that the General meant to give battle again, with a barefooted army, exhausted by[...]".