Battle+of+White+Plains



= =Americans:=

[|General George Washington]
=British:=

===The Battle of [|White Plains]was fought on October 28, 1776, in [|White Plains New York] .This battle was a part of the Revolutionary War, The Americans and The British were the ones in combat during this war. [|Major General Howe]and General George Washington were the head commanders of this battle, Major General Howe being for the British and General Washington for the Americans.When General Howe landing his troops in Westchester County, He had in mind that he was going to cut off Washington's troops while they were marching on their [|escape route]. Instead what happened was that Washington moved his troops father North into the Village of [|White Plains]where they the failed to control their new territory. The [|British Army had about 13,000 soldiers]and the Americans had about 14,500 although only about 4,000 soldiers from each country were actually engaged in combat. The Americans were drivin back by the powerful British forces. They were unable to evaide their fate that they needed to fight this [|battle]. The British had 313 killed and wounded. The Americans had lost an even [|300 killed, wounded, and captured].===

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= George Washington =

===[|General George Washington] was the American Commander in Chief. He was elected for this position by the continental congress when they finally realized that it was time for them to have a distinguished Commander and a volunteer army so that in times of need when they needed to suit up they wouldn't be scrambling to find people to fight for their country an they would already have a leader. When the continental congress met up in 1775 they declared [|George Washington]the General because he was the one that stood out in the crowd. From the position [|General George Washington] went on to be the first ever United States President. He was the only one that was dressed up in uniform and from just that they knew that he was the one for the job. [|General George]Washington was sent into unknown land with untrained soldiers. There was no idea of how this battle might turn out. The Americans just sent them on their way and hoped for the best. The turn out wasnt what they had hoped for but you cant win them all. Everyone loved[| General] Washington and he was definatly the best pick for the Americans. He knew how to be a leader and had previous military experience. He had already know tactics that worked and after a few battles they worked out the problems and started winning, even defeting the strongest army out there, the British.=== media type="youtube" key="YHxKPPkpXSM" height="315" width="420"

= = = = = Major General Howe = === [|Major General Howe]was the British Armys Commander. He rose to the position of Comander in Cheif of the British forces for the British durring the American War of Independence. Howe was a commander durring the Revolutionary war. Howe Joined the army in 1746. At the [|Battle of White Plains]Howe was able to push the American troops and General George Washington back and then conqure them. The first time General Howe became a full [|comanding officer]was in October 1775. From this high ranking he also went on to become the temporary Commander-in -Cheif of the British Amry and the 13 colonies. [|Major General Howe] became the regular Commander-in-Cheif in April, 1776. In August the great battle of the White Plains was upon them and that was just after they let the Americans escape with their troop as if they had sort of a head start but were still defeted when it came to the actual battle at White Plains. Many say tht even though Major General Howe was a great leader with military experience and fighting tactics that made his army the strongest of any of the armies out there. Even though he was able to defet the Americans he did not chase after them and completly demolish the Continental Army. General Howe's troops then retreated back and captured fort Washington and captured prisoners. General Howe is a very [|strong leader] and developed the strongest army in the world at the time. ===

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