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<blockquote>"The Hand of Providence has been so conspicuous in all this - the course of the war - that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more wicked that has not gratitude to acknowledge his obligations; but it will be time enough for me to turn Preacher when my present appointment ceases."</blockquote>
<blockquote>"The Hand of Providence has been so conspicuous in all this - the course of the war - that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more wicked that has not gratitude to acknowledge his obligations; but it will be time enough for me to turn Preacher when my present appointment ceases."</blockquote>
Prior to the Battle of Trenton, the British had considered the [[Battle of New York]] a decisive victory, likely to end the war once and for all. A number of colonists had begun to think the same, and flocked to the British side when [[Admiral Howe]] offered a general [[pardon]]. Washington's victory changed all that.
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