What type of evidence is used in the excerpt from "The Crisis Number 1"? . . . but it is great credit to us, that, with a handful of men, we sustained an orderly retreat for near an hundred miles, brought off our ammunition, all our field pieces, the greatest part of our stores, and had four rivers to pass.

Select the best answer from the choice provided.
A.
logical evidence
B.
anecdotal evidence
C.
empirical evidence
D.
emotional evidence