Subject:  American Minute - Aug. 27 - George Washington & the Battle of Brooklyn Heights
Date:  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:14:27 -0500
American Minute with Bill Federer

August 27

AUGUST 27, 1776, British General Howe trapped 8,000 American troops
on Brooklyn Heights.

Desperate, Washington ferried his army all night across the East
River.

Morning came yet half his troops were still in danger. A fog allowed
the entire army to be evacuated. Never again did the British have
such a chance to trap the American army.

Major Ben Tallmadge, Washington's Chief of Intelligence, wrote:

"As the dawn of the next day approached, those of us who remained in
the trenches became very anxious for our own safety, and when the
dawn appeared there were several regiments still on duty.

At this time a very dense fog began to rise off the river, and it
seemed to settle in a peculiar manner over both encampments. I
recollect this peculiar providential occurrence perfectly well, and
so very dense was the atmosphere that I could scarcely discern a man
at six yards distance...

We tarried until the sun had risen, but the fog remained as dense as
ever."

Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull had written to General George
Washington, July 13, 1775:

"May the God of the armies of Israel shower down the blessings of his
Divine Providence...in the day of battle and danger."



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