Part 20 (2/2)

The Tories of western New York 87, 88

The valley of Wyoming and its settlers from Connecticut 89, 90

Ma.s.sacre at Wyoming (July 3, 1778) 91, 92

Ma.s.sacre at Cherry Valley (November 10) 93, 94

Sullivan's expedition against the Iroquois 94

Battle of Newtown (August 29, 1779) 95

Devastation of the Iroquois country 96

Reign of terror in the Mohawk valley 97, 98

The wilderness beyond the Alleghanies 99

Rivalry between Pennsylvania and Virginia for the possession of Fort Pitt 100

Lord Dunmore's war (1774) 100-104

Logan and Cresap 102, 103

Battle of Point Pleasant (October 10, 1774) and its consequences 104

Settlement of Kentucky 105

And of eastern Tennessee 106

Defeat of the Cherokees on the Watauga, and its consequences 106-108

George Rogers Clark 108

His conquest of the northwestern territory (1778) 109

Capture of Vincennes (February 23, 1779) 110

Settlement of middle Tennessee 111

Importance of Clark's conquest 112

Tryon's raids upon the coast of Connecticut 113

Sir Henry Clinton captures the fortress at Stony Point (May 31, 1779) 114

Wayne recaptures Stony Point by storm (July 16) 115, 116

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