who,
at his prime, seemed able to compel victory; or with Frederick the
Great, that past master of the art of war. Yet it should be remembered
that both these men were soldiers all their lives, and that they stand
practically unmatched in modern history. Of the next rank--the rank of
Wellington and Von Moltke--we have, at least, three, Washington, Lee,
and Grant; while to match such impetuous and fiery leaders as Ney, and
Lannes, and Soult, we have Harry Lee, Marion, Sheridan, Jackson, and
Albert Sidney Johnston. So America has no reason to blush for her
military achievements--more especially since her history has been one of
peace, save for fifteen years out of the one hundred and thirty-three of
her existence.

SUMMARY

PUTNAM ISRAEL. Born at Salem, Massachusetts, January 7, 1718; served in
French and Indian war, 1755-62; in Pontiac's war, 1764; one of the
commanding officers at battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775;
major-general in Continental army, 1775; took part in siege of Boston,
1775-76; commanded at defeat on Long Island, August 27, 1776; commanded
in high-lands of the Hudson, 1777; served in Connecticut, 1778-79;
disabled by a stroke of paralysis, 1779; died at Brooklyn, Connecticut,
May 19, 1790.

GATES, HORATIO. Born at Maldon, England, in. 1728; served as captain
under Braddock, 1755; settled in Berkeley County, Virginia;
adjutant-general in Continental army, 1775; succeeded Schuyler as
commander in the North, 1777; received Burgoyne's surrender, October 17,
1777; President of the Board of War and Ordnance, November, 1777;
appointed to command in the South, 1780; totally defeated by Cornwallis
at Camden, South Carolina, August 16, 1780; succeeded by General Greene;
died at New York City, April 10, 1806.

ARNOLD, BENEDICT. Born at Norwich, Connecticut, January 14, 1741;
commissioned colonel, 1775; took part in capture of Ticonderoga, 1775;
commanded expedition against Quebec, 1775; made brigadier-general and
commanded at a naval battle on Lake Champlain, 1776; decided the second
battle of Saratoga, 1777; appointed commander of Philadelphia, 1778;
tried by court-martial and reprimanded by Washington, 1780; appointed
commander of West Point, 1780; treason discovered by Washington,
September 23, 1780; conducted British expeditions against Virginia and
Connecticut, 1781; died at London, June 14, 1801.

GREENE, NATHANAEL. Born at Warwick, Rhode Island, May 24, 1742;
distinguished himself at Trento