Might General George Washington’s victory have been preordained for success? How could his lucky stars align so precisely, and against all odds, despite his operating in the dark? Sixty years before the advent of telegraphy, when news traveled at a horse gallop, how could Washington endure such excruciating uncertainties? This article continues last month’s musings, inspired by Barbara Tuchman’s First Salute: A View of the American Revolution.
