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fteen times, i. 360; night-attack upon Colonel Lewis at, i. 473; tour of Washington to visit, in 1784, iii. 42. Great Meadows, Washington at, i. 104; Fort Necessity erected at, i. 109; rumored approach of De Villiers toward, with twelve hundred men, i. 117; inactivity of South-Carolinians at, i. 118, 119; Washington's comments on De Villiers's account of the affair at (_note_), i. 122; killed and wounded at, i. 123; Washington's conduct at, approved by the governor and council, i. 124. Greaton, Captain, forage belonging to the British destroyed by, i. 617. Greenburg hills, encampment of the allied armies among, ii. 723. Greene, Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher, with Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, i. 683, 697; murder of, ii. 721. Greene, Nathanael, services of, in the field, commenced after the battle of Lexington, i. 513; appointed brigadier-general in the continental army, i. 548; address made by, to Washington, welcoming him to the camp at Cambridge, i. 615; conduct of the New England troops defended by, i. 758; defensive works prepared by, at Brooklyn, ii. 171; sickness of, when the British landed on Long Island, ii. 264; urgency of, for the destruction of New York, ii. 287; tour of inspection of, to the forts on the Hudson Highlands, ii. 441; skilful movement of, at the battle of the Brandywine, ii. 507; retreat of the American army at Germantown covered by, ii. 556; important service rendered by, to the army at Valley Forge, as quartermaster, ii. 599; chosen to supersede Gates in command of the southern forces, ii. 698; arrival of, at Charlotte, ii. 699; confidence inspired among the southern republicans by the presence of, ii. 702; retreat of, from the Catawba to Virginia, followed by Cornwallis--return of, to North Carolina, ii. 716; repulse of, by Cornwallis, at Guilford courthouse--surprise and defeat of, by Lord Rawdon, at Hobkirk's hill, ii. 719; siege of Ninety-Six by, iii. 2; letters of Washington to, urging the necessity for preparations for a campaign in 1782, iii. 6; Charleston taken possession of by, iii. 12. Greene, Mrs. General, visit of Washington to, on his southern tour, iii. 181. Green Mountain Boys, recommended by Congress for the invasion of Canada, i. 653; Ethan Allen rejected by, i. 658; insubordination of, i. 669, 6
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