foreseen by Washington, i. 120, 122;
Lexington and Concord, 133;
Bunker Hill, 136;
siege of Boston, 137-154;
organization of army, 139-142;
operations in New York, 143;
invasion of Canada, 143, 144;
question as to treatment of prisoners, 145-148;
causes of British defeat, 154, 155;
campaign near New York, 161-177;
causes for attempted defense of Brooklyn, 163, 164;
battle of Long Island, 164-165;
escape of Americans, 166;
affair at Kip's Bay, 168;
at King's Bridge, 170;
at Frog's Point, 173;
battle of White Plains, 173;
at Chatterton Hill, 174;
capture of Forts Washington and Lee, 174, 175;
pursuit of Washington into New Jersey, 175-177;
retirement of Howe to New York, 177;
battle of Trenton, 180, 181;
campaign of Princeton, 181-183;
its brilliancy, 183;
Philadelphia campaign, 194-202;
British march across New Jersey prevented by Washington, 194;
sea voyage to Delaware, 195;
battle of the Brandywine, 196-198;
causes for defeat, 198;
defeat of Wayne, 198;
Philadelphia taken by Howe, 199;
battle of Germantown, 199;
its significance, 200, 201;
Burgoyne's invasion, 203-211;
Washington's preparations for, 204-206;
Howe's error in neglecting to cooperate, 205;
capture of Ticonderoga, 207;
battles of Bennington, Oriskany, Fort Schuyler, 210;
battle of Saratoga, 211;
British repulse at Fort Mercer, 217;
destruction of the forts, 217;
fruitless skirmishing before Philadelphia, 218;
Valley Forge, 228-232;
evacuation of Philadelphia, 234;
battle of Monmouth, 235-239;
its effect, 239;
cruise and failure of D'Estaing at Newport, 243, 244;
failure of D'Estaing at Savannah, 247, 248;
storming of Stony Point, 268, 269;
Tory raids near New York, 269;
standstill in 1780, 272;
siege and capture of Charleston, 273, 274, 276;
operations of French and Americans near Newport, 277, 278;
battle of Camden, 281;
treason of Arnold, 281-289;
battle of Cowpens, 301;
retreat of Greene before Cornwallis, 302;
battle of Guilford Court House, 302;
successful operations of Greene, 302, 303;
Southern campaign planned by Washington, 304-311;
feints against Clinton, 306;
operations of Cornwallis and Lafayette in Virginia, 307;
naval supremacy secured by Washington, 310, 311;
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