sses there, 31;
how posted after the battle, 31, 32;
driven from N. York, 39;
fights at White Plains and Fort Washington, 40;
losses there, 41;
is divided into two corps, 44;
dissension in, 49 _note_;
reduced numbers, 50;
summary of losses, 52, 53;
reaches the Delaware, 57;
in position there, 75;
is reenforced, 79;
time expiring, 80;
reenlistments, 97.
Bedford, L. I., seized by British, 27.
Bordentown, occupied by British troops, 71, 72;
evacuated, 95.
British Army of subjugation, 23;
by regiments, 25 _note_;
takes the field, 27;
drives the Americans from L. Island, 27 _et seq._;
in winter quarters, 72, 76.
Brooklyn Heights fortified, 20, 24 _note_;
outer defences, 26;
turned by British, 27, 28.
Cadwalader, Col. John, 80, 87 _note_;
fails to get his troops across the Delaware, 83;
succeeds better in a second attempt, 94;
and occupies Bordentown, 95.
Clinton, Gen. Sir Henry, at N. York, 34;
moves to Throg's Neck, 36;
captures Newport, R. I., 70.
Cornwallis, Gen. Lord, surprises Fort Lee, 45;
is reenforced, 55;
pursues Washington, 55, 56, 57, 58 _note_;
is unable to follow him beyond Trenton, 62, 67 _note_;
has leave of absence, 71;
hastens back to Trenton, 97;
makes a forced march back to N. Brunswick, 106.
Declaration of Independence, read to the army, 23.
Donop, Col. Count, 72, 75;
abandons Bordentown, 95.
Ewing, Gen. James, 83, 87 _note_.
Fort Lee, 24 _note_;
evacuated, 45, 49 _note_.
Fort Washington, built, 21, 24 _note_;
assault and capture of, 40, 41, 42 _note_.
Gates, Gen. Horatio, brings troops from Ticonderoga, 63, 67 _note_;
refuses a command, 81.
Glover, Gen. John, at L. Island, 30;
at Trenton, 85, 88 _note_.
Greene, Gen. Nathaniel, advises the holding of Fort Washington, 40;
at Fort Lee, 45;
heads a column at Trenton, 87.
Griffin, Colonel, moves into the Jerseys, 82.
Hale, Capt. Nathan, taken and hanged, 36.
Harlem Heights, the army headquarters, 32, and _note_.
Haslet, Col. John, at Princeton, 105.
Heath, Gen. Wm., put in command in the Highlands, 44, 96, 106 _note_.
Howe, Gen. Sir William, lands at L. Island, 26;
his delays, 36;
moves into Westchester, 39;
fights at White Plains, 40;
and takes Fort Washington, 40;
inhumanity to prisoners by his permission, 52;
plans for next campaign, 70;
takes things easy, 71;
roused by Washington's
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