In June 1782, after more than four months of fighting under Philadelphia, the morale of the British army, which had been boosted by the arrival of reinforcements, had slipped again, and Clinton could only pray in his heart that reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible.
The messengers sent to the West Indies to seek support from Governor Hockley came the good news that Hockley had promised to support Clinton, although Hockley had sent troops under the high-sounding pretext that he could not watch the territory of the British Empire fall into the hands of criminals and infidels.
According to the time, reinforcements from the West Indies would not reach Philadelphia until at least the end of June, and now Clinton pinned all his hopes on the Prussian army led by Bruneck.
"Your Excellency Washington, in our rear, we have spotted an unidentified army rapidly approaching the battlefield, and General Chilik is asking if to intercept it?"
"What" Washington, who was watching the battlefield, was so surprised that he even slipped the telescope in his hand "Your Excellency General...."
"Tell Hilik to immediately ask for the identity of the other party, and immediately ask the attacking army to suspend the attack and wait for my order" With that, Washington immediately walked back with the generals of the Continental Army around him ........................
"Huh?
What's going on, why did the Continental Army stop the offensive?
” Seeing the rapid retreat of the Continental Army, which was in the midst of fierce fighting, Clinton asked the British generals around him with some doubts, and in the face of Clinton's question, everyone couldn't answer why.
Just as everyone was looking at the battlefield without knowing it, a black crowned double-headed eagle appeared in the telescope.
"Your Excellency General, that's the Prussian army is coming, our reinforcements are coming" A general excitedly took Clinton's hand and said, Clinton's mood at this moment is like a roller coaster, sure enough, God still blesses the British army, otherwise what he just prayed for, something would have come.
"Quick, get the army ready.
We must be ready to receive reinforcements."
Hearing Clinton's shout, the heralds around him immediately went to various places in the city to give Clinton's orders.
Bruneke frowned slightly as he looked at the city walls that were already close at hand, although his position was only five miles from Philadelphia now, but in front of him was the defense line of the Continental Army, which was obviously stronger than him.
When the Continental Army saw the banner of the Prussian army, Helik did not even have the intention of sending an envoy.
Ever since the Prussian army set foot on the North American continent.
How many good men of the colonies were buried in the hands of the Prussians, and no Continental Army would not know this banner of Prussia.
"Damn, that's the Prussians, ready to fight!!"
With the cry of Chilik.
The Continental Army quickly formed a defensive formation, and just after the formation was laid out, Washington led a group of staff officers to Helik's side.
"Lord Washington" It is undeniable that although Washington has some opponents in the Continental Congress, Washington's supporters in the Continental Army clearly suppress his opponents.
"Hmm" Washington answered and looked to the other side The Prussian army formed a strict phalanx, and pressed towards the rear of the Continental Army in a very orderly manner.
It can be seen that the Prussian artillery was also advancing with the infantry, and the Prussian cavalry was arranged on the two flanks.
Although Washington had never fought with the Prussians, he had long heard of the prestige of the Prussian army, after all, Greene of the Southern Continental Army often suffered losses at the hands of the Prussian army, and Washington naturally knew Green's ability.
In his heart, Washington did not think that he was much stronger than Green, so when Washington learned that the army coming was the Prussian army, Washington immediately gave up his plan to sit in the Chinese army and came to Helik's army in person.
He hoped that he would be able to see with his own eyes the power of the Prussian army.
The battle began, and the Prussian army told the Continental Army with the weapons in their hands that they were not soft persimmons, but the Continental Army also had an advantage, that is, they had strong troops.
Moreover, there are a large number of French ** teams in the Continental Army.
"Let the cavalry go out to attack the French line from both flanks, the artillery focus on the enemy on the right flank, and the three regiments in front must break the enemy's line" The cavalry detoured behind the French line and cut through the flanks to the middle.
Let the 4th Regiment focus on attacking the enemy on the right flank" "Quick, let the artillery fire cover the French artillery positions.
The cavalry all turned right and cooperated with the 4th Regiment to open a gap for me."
Sure enough, he is worthy of being a first-class general in Prussia, and Brüneck's orders are very appropriate for the current Prussian army, perhaps as the finger of the arm said.
On the right flank, the Prussian army opened a gap, and then with two regiments of infantry, the Prussian army began to slowly advance towards Philadelphia along the gap.
After seeing the Prussian army open the gap, Clinton in Philadelphia also immediately ordered the British army in the city to dispatch to meet the Prussian army, and soon under the attack of both sides, the Continental Army on the right flank failed and the Prussian army successfully joined forces.
Looking at the British army slowly retreating into Philadelphia, Washington whipped his horsewhip fiercely, obviously this battle had accumulated a lot of anger in his heart.
Then the Clinton Division, which was supported by the Prussian Army, was rejuvenated again, and then not only repelled the attack of the Continental Army, but even in the local battlefield, the Prussian and British troops also played a small **, the most classic is the battle that occurred in the south of Philadelphia, 2,000 British troops defeated the more than 5,000 Continental Army that attacked in person, which made the Prussian and British forces very embarrassed.
At the end of June, the West Indies reinforcements that Clinton had been waiting for finally arrived in Philadelphia, and Clinton now had more than 18,000 troops in his hands, including more than 10,000 West Indies reinforcements and 5,000 Prussian troops, while Clinton and Cornwallis's troops had less than 3,000 troops.
On the third day after the arrival of reinforcements, Clinton could not wait to launch a counteroffensive against the Continental Army.
Four months of fighting have left the Continental Army unable to fight again, including the most optimistic Continental Army soldiers who do not think Philadelphia can be taken, so you can imagine how much pressure Washington is on now.
The sudden British counteroffensive caught Washington off guard, but when he saw a steady stream of British troops driving out of Philadelphia, Washington's face was already bloodied.
The tide of the battle tilted in favor of the British, and in the end Washington used the last reserves in his hands - a full 2,000 French troops, but for the British army, which had become a sweeping trend, the 2,000 French troops did not stir up much storm.
Defeated "How can this be" Washington watched in horror as the Continental Army soldiers fled everywhere on the battlefield "Quick, quick, stop all the soldiers, Shilik, Shilik!
You immediately bring someone to stabilize the front for me!
” But just as Chilik answered, a shell hit where Washington was Rumble!
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The last thing Washington saw was darkness Washington is dead, the news is blowing like the wind across the battlefield, and the already declining Continental Army is even more unbearable, and countless Continental Army soldiers have collapsed.
In July 1782, the news upset the entire North American continent when Washington's Continental Army was defeated by Clinton under Philadelphia, and Washington himself sacrificed his precious life for the freedom of the colonists.
Later, in the face of the advancing British army, France had to withdraw its hand from reaching into North America, and the voice of compromise against Britain prevailed in the Continental Congress.
In August 1782, the Continental Congress sent Franklin as an envoy to Philadelphia, where he met with Clinton, the commander-in-chief of the British army.
Clinton gave five conditions: 1.
The Continental Congress must be dissolved, and no such organization with obvious traces of rebellion may be established in the future.
Second, the Continental Army must be disarmed, and militias must be disbanded, and no such organizations will be formed in the future. 3.
Sever the alliance with France and repatriate all French mercenaries. 4.
All North American cities must return to the British Crown, local officials are to be sent by London, and the colonists have no right to vote or to be elected.
Fifth, political prisoners with obvious anti-British tendencies, such as Jackson and Adams, must be brought to trial in Britain.
Franklin immediately replied to these five conditions: the Continental Congress would not agree to any of them After hearing Franklin's answer, Clinton seemed to know it a long time ago, and he glanced at Franklin contemptuously and said: "The British army will bring the people of the North American continent back to the warm embrace of the British king" In late August 1782, the British army conquered Saratoga, and the Continental Congress had to move as far away as Chicago.
By September 1782, the massive resistance of the North American colonies along the Atlantic coast had been largely wiped out, only sporadic guerrillas remained, and the remnants of the Continental Congress had retreated to the interior of the North American continent.
Britain also fulfilled its original promise, and Britain handed over Georgia and South Carolina to Prussia, and in gratitude for the Prussian army's friendship in the war, Britain allowed Prussia to expand the territory of the two colonies to the west.
In December 1782, after a two-year absence from his homeland, Brüneke returned to Prussia, where he was greeted not only by the Prussian hierarchy, but also by Wilhelm himself.
At the ceremony, Wilhelm recognized the exploits of Brunecke and the North American Expeditionary Force, and on behalf of the Prussian government, Wilhelm officially announced that within two years he would emigrate 30,000 men to the newly acquired colonies in North America, consisting mainly of bankrupt freemen and considerable serfs.
At the same time, William promoted Brünec to the rank of general, and appointed Brüneke as the first governor of Prussia in North America, and out of the idea of stabilizing North America, Wilhelm decided to reorganize the Prussian army in North America into two divisions, and Brüneke took charge of the military administration.