A nation’s narrowest escape: Washington’s ‘Midnight Miracle’ at Brooklyn

On this night 250 years ago, the flame of American independence nearly flickered out. Against a backdrop of crushing defeat and overwhelming odds, Gen. George Washington executed a stealthy retreat across the East River that remains one of the greatest military escapes in history—a testament to leadership, expert seamanship, and a timely turn of theContinue reading “A nation’s narrowest escape: Washington’s ‘Midnight Miracle’ at Brooklyn”. Source: A nation’s narrowest escape: Washington’s ‘Midnight Miracle’ at Brooklyn – NJTODAY.NET