the canadian campaign collapsed and american forces fell back to ticonderoga and of course, october 76 arnold sought to the famous battle and staved off a british penetration into the new york state for a traditional year and saved it the american cause. the campaign come on its face was a disaster and served a purpose which is another aspect of washington's character, his ability to look for the benefits and the situation a matter how gloomy lowered grim things seemed and he was able to find a the positive side to move forward. of course, the british we're stopped at the northern border and by the weather and to wait for the campaign season but ultimately costs the goal via lake champlain and the hudson and to take the hudson to use it as a divider to break the colony's and icily new england over here and from new york and the southern colonies to the south and west. this is a map from 1775 that washington around the chief british engineer. a lot of these maps were printed in london including the map of boston harbor. how did washington get a hold of the maps in the middle of the war?

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