Domestic slave trade and forced migration Some British troops retreated after a brief stand while others took refuge in Nassau Hall which became the target of Colonel Alexander Hamilton's cannons Washington's troops charged the British surrendered in less than an hour and 194 soldiers laid down their arms. Howe retreated to New York City where his army remained inactive until early the next year. Washington's depleted Continental Army took up winter headquarters in Morristown New Jersey while disrupting British supply lines and expelling them from parts of New Jersey Washington later said that the British could have successfully counter-attacked his encampment before his troops were dug in; This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The current site was selected by President Eisenhower in 1958; the Dulles name was chosen by Eisenhower's aviation advisor Pete Quesada who later served as the first head of the Federal Aviation Administration As a result of the site selection the unincorporated largely African-American community of Willard which once stood in the airport's current footprint was demolished and 87 property owners had their holdings condemned.
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