In 1780, the British forces attempted to capture George Washington, the Continental Army’s leader, and end the American Revolution. Here’s why the plan failed.

Illustration depicting General George Washington gathered together with his generals, at the close of the American Revolutionary war, copy of a print by AH Ritchie, published 1856.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. In July 1775, General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, were “all the ...

The Continental Army, created in June of 1775, had warily welcomed its new leader, George Washington, without much fuss. A ...