Quote#Politics & Power
Should the enemy make any considerable detachments from New York, a…
Quote byNathanael Greene · 1742–1786
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to George Washington (November 1779).
English (original)
Should the enemy make any considerable detachments from New York, a larger covering party may be necessary for the State of Connecticut, as I should have more apprehensions of their committing depredations, if they detach, than if they do not; for then they will have nothing left but to play the small game.
— Nathanael Greene
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