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James Piggott's Eighth Pennsylvania battalion (684 men) is ordered by General Washington to leave Pennsylvania and march to New Jersey where they are needed for reinforcements after the battles of Princeton and Trenton. Piggott leaves behind his wife and three sons. His group will serve as lookouts for Washington's main army, only seven miles from Lord Cornwallis and his men. After participating in the battles of Brandywine Creek and Germantown in Pennsylvania, Piggott sends General Washington a letter asking permission to resign his commission so he can go back to Pennsylvania and defend his family from Indian attacks. The request is granted.