resumption of the flight – a flight that knew no stem or stay until halted by the marshy ground along the northerly branch of Wemrock Brook. ” Another disaster for Lee, and yet another bright spot was shown in the sordid picture. Colonel Butler probably saved this retreat from turning the battle into a rout. His small squad made a “…vigorous and successful resistance to a menacing charge of British Cavalry. ” This prevented innumerable losses, and it kept the British from pursuing, giving us time to later regroup. The Americans, who were not pursued by the British, thanks to the valiant efforts of Colonel Butler, now began to mill around in utter confusion. Hemmed by the two marshy branches of Wemrock, they ran amid the fields by Freehold. They all knew that the British, though still a ways behind, were advancing with a horrifyingly disciplined method to finish the job they so well began. Then, from out of the darkness of this utter tragedy; by both sheer luck, and the grace of God, Washington appeared with the force of the main American army. “In this appalling situation our men were heartened and electrified to new resistance by a tumultuous cheering from the rear that told them Washington had come. ” As he received intelligence of the peril that threatened to encompass and annihilate his entire advance-guard, he galloped ahead to see what had befallen his forces. The closer he came to finding Lee, the hotter his rage became. He began to see the tumultuous and inexcusably inept plight of our men from the battlefield. As he caught sight of Lee, who was trotting through the mess as if “…nothing at all was the matter,” Lee had the sheer audacity to wave . “Washington then drew his sword, pushed the horse into full gallop, and had every intention of running the poor bastard through. ” Luckily for Lee, a soldier got in Washington’s way, causing him to quickly man...
