The British applied that nickname to Washington, at least early in the War for Independence. The Continental Army had performed so poorly in the New York campaign that the British musicians had started playing fox hunting calls whenever the inevitable retreat began. Thus they were saying that this was not a war but a giant fox hunt and the Americans not soldiers but merely frightened prey.
The most famous use of the term was after Washington's crossing of the Delaware and subsequent victory at Trenton. A British force under Cornwallis had advanced and taken up positions outside the town, seemingly pinning Washington's little army against the river. Cornwallis intended to attack the next morning and put an end to the rebellion. He wrote, "We'll bag the old fox in the morning" Well, when they got up the next morning the American Army was nowhere to be seen and Cornwallis and his officers had no idea where they had gone, until they caught the faint sound of cannons booming ten miles on their rear where Washington was falling on a British column of reinforcements in Princeton.
P.S. The Old Fox in not to be confused with Col. Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox of the Carolina campaigns.
The thirteen stars on the old American flag represented the thirteen colonies.
General George Meade.
because he came after all
He was a white Union officer who led the first African-American volunteer regiment in the Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) was just 25 years old when he was killed leading a regiment of black soldiers, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, into battle during the American Civil War. The 1989 Civil War film "Glory" was a dramatization of Shaw's leadership of the regiment. Matthew Broderick portrayed Shaw, and the film also featured actors Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.
Major Robert Anderson was born on June 14, 1805, and he passed away on October 26, 1871. This means he was 66 years old at the time of his death. Anderson is best known for his role as the Union commander at Fort Sumter during the start of the American Civil War.
Vivica Fox was born on July 30, 1964
Scott Evans is a 29 year old American actor. He is known for his role as a police officer named Oliver Fish on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live.
not at all and her name of her daughter is called Jessica Fox
Megan Fox is 23 Years old
The duration of The Old Fox is 3600.0 seconds.
The Old Fox was created on 1977-04-05.
Kam Carman was born in 1964, although the exact date is not known.
Lowes, Fox, American, Stadium Cinema 1, Stadium Cinema 2,
Jessica Fox is 34 years old (birthdate: May 19, 1983).
Fiona Fox is 16 years old in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Mem Fox is 65 years old (birthdate: March 5, 1946).
Ruel Fox is 43 years old (birthdate: January 14, 1968).