George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger

Author:Brian Kilmeade & Don Yaeger [Kilmeade, Brian & Yaeger, Don]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Nonfiction, Retail, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States
ISBN: 9780698137653
Google: S-8QE2uCbScC
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2013-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The French Connection

General Washington could not hold a grudge for long. After cooling off for several weeks and realizing that no real harm had been done by the misadventures of James Townsend, he began to reconsider his decision. Slow but credible intelligence was better than fast but muddled—or no intelligence at all. Washington had grown accustomed to his reliable and detailed reports from the Culper Ring; those messages provided him with a sense that something was happening to advance the Patriot cause in New York, even if he was powerless to lead the charge to recapture the city.

Meanwhile, the same rumor that Clinton had heard grew to a buzz. A fleet of French ships was crossing the Atlantic at that very moment, coming to give the Americans a much-needed boost of men, might, and morale. If the British intercepted them it would be devastating.

Washington did not know where the French would land. He did not know whether the British knew, and, if they did know, how General Clinton was planning to ambush the fleet. Even great men make mistakes, and Washington knew he had committed a grave one in ending the spy ring. Never before, he realized, had he needed eyes and ears in New York so urgently. It had taken a long time to win over France, and the Americans could not afford to squander their new ally’s good favor.

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