My children & I have been having a blast with their studies. We are finishing up our books that we had chosen to study for the past 5 weeks & they have been so rich to my children & I.

     I just have to tell about one of our days. One day while we were reading in our George Washinton book, we read about the Battle at Brooklyn Heights. This battle caught my son's attention. We had done come through the French & Indian War, along with many other battles, but not much was said. When we reached this battle my son quickly let me know what he would have done & just how he could have won that battle for George Washington. 

     George Washington & his men lost this battle. Let me set the scene for you. George Washington & his men were setting on go just waiting for attacks to happen. They new they could win this battle against the British. They had their cannons set, facing the seaside, knowing that as soon as the fog lifted the British would attack.

     Unfortunately, this is the way it went: Most of Washington's troops were on Brooklyn Heights. They were protected by thick woods, steep hills, & 8 forts with 29 cannons. They were sure they would win any battle with the British.

     On August 27, the British began their attack. Unfortunately, they new more about local geography than Washington did. Loyalists from near by Queens had shown the Red Coats 4 passes running through or around Brooklyn Heights. The Americans outside the forts were in danger of attack. They had to surrender or flee.

     A bone filling rain fell on the battlefield. In some of the American trenches, water rose to the men's waists. Fog clouded their vision, and the British seemed to be everywhere. American soldiers struggled to keep their gun powder dry. Others gave up & threw away their guns.

     Washington was stunned. The Battle of Brooklyn Heights was a disaster for his army. He watched from a fort as a group of brave Maryland soldiers tried to hold back the Red Coats so others could reach an American fort through a marshy canal.  The British army stood between the men and the fort. British bullets showered them like hail. The enemies fire power was overwhelming. Still the Marylanders advanced on the British not once but four times. "Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose!" Washington shouted. Deaths numbered 259, and about another 100 were wounded. The few men who survived crawled out of a mucky creek, looking like water rats.

     My DS informed me that if he would have been a general in George Washington's army he would have won that battle. "I would have had my men & cannons set up in a circle surrounding the Forts. That way when the British came we could have seen them from all sides. Didn't they know when you are up against an enemy you have to watch everywhere, not just toward one side." "If I would have been a general in George Washington's army, we would have won that battle." "My men would have been on lookout from all directions. We would have gotten those British good."

     My little man loves guns & hunting. He may be a general in the United States Army one day. Here are some pictures of my little general. Doesn't he look like he'd make a good one?

 "Ready for battle George"

"I  wished I would have remembered my booths, oh well, they'd get stuck in the mud anyway. "

"POW! POW!......I got him Sir!"

     100% boy, speaking of that, I'd better go for now to see where that little boy is. There really is no telling. Until next time, Traci