, i. 267;
surrender of the fort to--malignant fever among the troops of, i. 268;
Detroit relieved by, in 1764, i. 320.

Brand, bishop of Quebec, refusal of, to issue a _mandement_ in the
interest of the British government, i. 644.

Brandywine, movements of the American and British armies in the
neighborhood of, ii. 501;
battle of--Lafayette a volunteer in the battle of, ii. 505;
Lafayette wounded at the battle of, ii. 506;
skilful movement of General Greene at the battle of--retreat of the
American army from, to Chester, ii. 507;
opinion of General Knox in regard to the battle of--Sullivan censured
for allowing himself to be surprised at--killed and wounded at the
battle of--letter of Washington to Congress, in relation to the
battle at, ii. 508;
conspicuous bravery of Count Pulaski at the battle of, ii. 510.

Brant, Joseph, biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 106.

Brant, and Walter Butler, Cherry Valley desolated by, ii. 642.

Breadstuffs, neutral vessels carrying, seized by the cruisers of England
and France in 1793, iii. 272.

Breakfast-hour of Washington, iii. 586.

Breck, Samuel, his reminiscences of Washington's visit to Boston in 1789
(_note_), iii. 130.

Breed's hill, fortified by Colonel Prescott, instead of Bunker's hill,
i. 556;
Neal's lines on the fortification of--fire opened upon, from
ships-of-war, i. 557;
excitement in Boston during the cannonade upon, i. 558:
troops at, reinforced by Stark's regiment--New England flag hoisted at
(_note_), i. 559;
preparations for the attack upon, i. 560;
suspicion of treachery among the defenders of--arrival of Doctor Warren
and General Pomeroy at, i. 561;
arrival of Colonel Stark at the rail-fence breastwork at--British plan
of attack upon, i. 563;
carnage among the British at, i. 564;
second attack upon, under General Howe, i. 565;
second retreat of the British from--numerous spectators of the battle
on, i. 560;
watched by Sir Henry Clinton from Copp's hill--failure of ammunition of
Americans at, i. 567;
rapid retreat of the Americans from, i. 569;
terrible price paid by the British for their victory at--immense gain
of the Americans by the battle of--British loss at, according to
General Gage (_note_), i. 570.

Bridport, Lord, flags of the fleet of, at Torbay, lowered to half-mast,
at the death