With so much bad news pouring out of Canada, morale was low among the troops between boston. Over 4,000 of them went home. Among the remaining regiments, many were sick, hurt, and few signed on for another tour of duty.
The Two-pronged British Assault
Washington accurately thought that the next strike would be New York. Even during the siege of Boston, some preparations wee made for the defense of lower Manhattan and long Island. However, Washington knew that without the slightest semblance of a navy, he could put up merely a temporary defense. Eventually, he knew,the Americans would be driven out.
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