 So here you have the American soldiers retreating, but it was at this moment of uncertainty that their leader, General Washington, arrived on horseback. And this was no longer the pathetic figure we saw after the disaster in New York City. Washington called out to his men, and I quote, parade with us, my brave fellows. There is but a handful of the enemy, and we shall have them directly. Washington steadied himself before the advancing British forces, and stirred by the sight of their leader, the American soldiers began organizing themselves into battle formations.