Question

The following quote is from British officer Sir William Erskine during the Second Battle of Trenton of the Revolutionary War.

If Washington is the general I take him to be, his army will not be found there in the morning.

Which two statements can you conclude are true from Sir Erskine’s words?

1. The British troops will attack the revolutionaries at night.
2.The British troops didn’t have enough artillery for the battle.
3.The British troops acknowledged George Washington as the leader of the revolutionaries.
4.The revolutionaries would attack the British troops at night.
5.The revolutionaries had an army that was stronger than the British troops.

Answer 1

First he meant that the British troops will lay an attack to the revolutionaries that night. Secondly his statement meant that George Washington was acknowledged by the British troops as the revolutionary leader. Sir William was a British army officer. He also had to serve as an MP and he happened to achieve some vital commands in the wars of Napoleonic which was headed by Duke Wellington.