10/25 The army took the field in 1778, weak in numbers and poorly clad. But what soldiers there were were as good as any soldiers to be found anywhere in the world. During that winter, also, an attempt was made to dismiss Washington from chief command, and to give his place to General Gates. But this attempt ended in failure. _Eggleston_, 178-179; _McMaster_, 139-140; _Source-Book_, 154-157.] [Sidenote: Schuyler and Gates.] 149. |