The Battle of Rhode Island

The battle of rhode island went down as an awkward first date for the french and americans, rather than a relationship ending catastrophe. Both george washington and henry clinton settled into an unsatisfying, stale mate. But it appears that of the two, clinton was actually even less happy than washington. After reluctantly dispatching these forces in november and december 17 78, the miserable clinton sent a letter of resignation back to london but despite his pleading, it was rejected. That would leave him with just enough troops to hold what he had and maybe raid around a little bit,. which is just about all the ministry wanted him to do.