of Washington, iii. 570.

Brienne, Marchioness de, ball in honor of Washington directed by,
iii. 110.

Brier Creek, General Ashe surprised by Prevost at, ii. 651.

Brooke, Governor, letter of Washington to, in relation to education,
iii. 333.

Brooklyn, defensive works prepared by General Greene at, ii. 171;
appeal made by Washington to the troops at (_note_), ii. 203;
Sullivan superseded in command at, by Putnam--disorderly conduct of the
troops at, on the approach of the British, ii. 264;
description of the defensive works in the neighborhood of--roads in the
rear of--minute description of the defensive works near, where to be
found (_note_), ii. 265;
plan of the British march upon, ii. 266;
Putnam's camp at, visited by Washington, ii. 267;
American works at, taken possession of by the British, ii. 285.

Brougham, Lord, panegyric pronounced by, upon the character of
Washington, iii. 581.

Broughton, Captain, the first naval commission granted to, by Washington,
in 1795, i. 740.

Brown, Doctor, of Port Tobacco, Washington attended by, in his last
illness, iii. 554.

Brown, Major John, sent by General Schuyler into Canada as confidential
agent, i. 659;
letter of, to Governor Trumbull, in relation to the invasion of
Canada--report of, as to the defenceless condition of Canada, i. 660;
unauthorized attempt made upon Montreal by, in concert with Ethan
Allen, i. 672.

Brunswick, duke of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Brunswick, one bed occupied by Franklin and Adams at, ii. 290;
critical position of the American army at, ii. 346;
disappointment of Cornwallis in not finding Washington at, ii. 392;
headquarters of Sir William Howe at, ii. 443.

Brush, Crean, ordered by Howe to seize clothing in Boston, ii. 70.

Buchan, earl of, box of the oak that sheltered Wallace recommitted to, by
the will of Washington, iii. 539.

Buffalo river, fort built on, by the French, in 1752, i. 74.

Buford, Colonel, massacre of a body of troops under, by Colonel Tarleton,
ii. 676.

Bull, Governor, letters of the British government to, seized and sent to
Congress, i. 500.

Bunker's hill, occupied by the British the night after the battle of
Lexington, i. 510;
fortification of, intrusted to Colonel Prescott, i. 556;
intrenchments commenced on, by Putnam, i. 559;
battle of, see _Breed's hill_