Episode 5 of 5
Retreat Across the Jerseys
- When
- after November 20, 1776
- Where
- Road from Fort Lee, now Main Street, through New Jersey
- Part of
- Battle of Fort Lee
The Continental Army's general retreat began along a road now Main Street; during it Thomas Paine published "The American Crisis".
Following the loss of Fort Lee, the Continental Army began a general retreat across New Jersey, starting along a road that is now Main Street. During Washington's retreat, Thomas Paine authored and published his pamphlet "The American Crisis" in Philadelphia, which began with the famed phrase, "These are the times that try men's souls". The retreat followed the successful British and Hessian invasion of New Jersey.
Sources
- Fort Lee Historic Park Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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