In July 1775, General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, were “all the Troops of the several Colonies ...

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George Washington led his army across the New Bridge in November 1776 during the Retreat to Victory. He returned in September 1780, establishing headquarters at the Zabriskie house while 14,000 ...

The British army had a total of 9,000 men. Washington’s army consisted of 8,000 Continentals and 3,000 militiamen. Washington planned to attack the enemy at Germantown using a double envelopment.