Part 8 (2/2)

Knox, Gen. Henry, improves the artillery service, 16, 17; at Trenton, 84, 85.

Lee, Gen. Charles, sent to N. York, 18 _note_; ineffectually urges evacuation of Fort Was.h.i.+ngton, 41; a rival of Was.h.i.+ngton, 41; gets a separate command, 44; moves to join Was.h.i.+ngton, 59; his equivocal att.i.tude, 50, 60; his troops, 60, 67 _note_; is reenforced, 61; halts at Morristown, and is captured, 63; probable aims, 65.

Long Island, campaign opened at, 26; British plan of attack, 27; flank march, 27, 28; evacuated, 30.

McDougall, Gen. Alexander, at Morristown, 96.

Mercer, Gen. Hugh, at Princeton, 104, 105, 107 _note_.

Mifflin, Gen. Thomas, at Trenton, 98.

New Jersey, invaded, 50; apathy of people, 51; military situation in, 71; outrages perpetrated by the invaders, 77, 78; arouse the people, 78; mostly reconquered, 108, 112.

New York, the seat of war, 11; its strategic value, 13; defence determined upon, 13; how effected, 20 _et seq._; the city and island in 1776, 20; escapes bombardment, 30; dispositions for holding the city, 31, 32; evacuation ordered, 33; takes place, 34; partially burnt, 35.

North Castle, Was.h.i.+ngton retreats to, 40.

Percy, Gen. Lord Hugh, in command at Harlem, 36.

Philadelphia, critical situation there, 81.

Princeton, attacked by Was.h.i.+ngton, 103; losses at, 105.

Putnam, Gen. Israel, commands at Philadelphia, 81; sends a force into the Jerseys, 82, 88 _note_.

Rall or Rahl, Col., 72; alarm of an attack, 89, 93 _note_; fights bravely, and is mortally hurt, 91.

Reed, Joseph, 81, 87 _note_.

St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, at Princeton, 105.

Stark, Gen. John, at Trenton, 87, 106 _note_.

Sterling or Stirling, Lord (William Alexander), at Princeton, 62.

Sullivan, Gen. John, succeeds to command of Lee's corps, 64; leads a column at Trenton, 87.

Throg's Neck, British land at, 39, 42 _note_.

Trenton, occupied as a British outpost, 72; carried by a.s.sault, 89 _et seq._; fruits of victory, 91; an epoch in the war, 93; first abandoned, 93; then reoccupied, 96.

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