John Glover
On August 29th, 1776, George Washington faced certain defeat. Howe had been able to flank the Americans in Brooklyn, turning the Battle of Long Island into a rout. Washington was left with the remnants of his army on Brooklyn Heights, with the East River at his back and otherwise surrounded by the victorious British army. Only a north-easterly wind kept the British fleet from sailing up the East River and attacking the American forces from behind. The northeaster brought heavy rain. In the evening, the rain abated, replaced by a heavy fog.
Washington called on the 14th Continental Regiment commanded by John Glover to evacuate the army across the East River. Glover’s regiment was largely made up of fisherman and sailors and was called the “amphibious regiment” or simply the “web-footed Marbleheaders”. Over night in the rain and the fog, John Glover’s Marblehead Regiment saved Washington’s Army and the American revolution.
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