Washington rushed his whole army to defend New York against the expected invasion.

Evidence

In mid-March, Washington entreated the governor of Connecticut to send 2,000 of his troops into the city “to maintain the place till I can arrive there with the Army under my Command.” At the same time, he reported to Congress, “I shall immediately repair to New York with the Remainder of the Army” and soon wrote to others of “my extreame hurry” to reach the city. … Knox’s regiment transported more than 100 cannons from Boston to New York. — Edward J. Larson, Declaring Independence, 151

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Washington underestimated the British forces massing against New York
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Washington underestimated the British forces massing against New York

Broader Connections

• Washington underestimated the British forces massing against New York #complicates (0.85)