Yup, the Marylanders (a mere 250 of them!) put up a very brave fight buying Washington time to retreat to Brooklyn Heights where they later escaped across the East River into Manhattan. Leading them across the river was the same guy who led the Delaware Crossing.
> Leading them across the river was the same guy who led the Delaware Crossing.
And he was the last man to step off that boat. A great man!
The figure of 15,000 british troops is correct but doesn’t add in the 5,000 Hessians who also landed.
Those 250 men were the epitome of American Heroism!