The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Volume 1

James Crissy, 1834 - United States

Expedition against fort Du Quesne	26

Retires to Point Aux Trembles	52

Death of Montgomery	60

General Carleton constructs a fleet	66

Invasion of South Carolina	72

Independence declared	80

The British land in force on Long Island	87

Fruitless negotiations	95

Battle of Monmouth	254

Lord Howe appears off Rhode Island	262

General Washington labours successfully to heal these discontents	269

Attempts of Mr Johnson to bribe some members of congress	275

Battle of Wyoming	281

General Washington opposes the measure	288

General Howe defeated bv Colonel Campbell	293

Prevost marches to Charleston	299

New York evacuated	101

The British land at Frogs neck	110

General Washington crosses the North river	116

Ineffectual attempts to raise the militia	123

Danger of Philadelphia	124

Battle of Princeton	132

General Heath removes to Kingsbridge	138

Camp formed at Middlebrook	145

Lord Cornwallis skirmishes with Lord Stirling	151

The Battle of Brandywine	157

General Howe takes possession of Philadelphia	163

Measures to intercept supplies to Philadelphia	172

The Augusta blows up	178

General Washington goes into winter quarters	186

Evacuation of Skeensborough	190

St Leger invests fort Schuyler	196

Battle of Stillwater	204

The forts Independence and Constitution evacuated by the Americans	211

The army subsisted by impressment	217

Washingtons exertions to augment the army	223

General Conway resigns	230

Great Britain declares war against France	236

A partial exchange agreed to	243

General Howe resigns the command of the British army	248

Letter from General Washington on the subject	306

The British move up the Hudson	312

Siege of Savannah	318

Spain offers her mediation to the belligerents	324

South Carolina invaded	330

Tarlton defeats Colonel White	336

Death of De Kalb	347

Requisitions on the states	353

Committee of congress deputed to camp	359

Exertions to strengthen the army	365

Changes in the quartermaster department	372

Precautions for the security of West Point	379

Proceedings of congress respecting the army	387

Irruption of Major Carleton into New York	394

Greene appointed to the command of the southern army	400

He retires to Hillsborough	408

Lord Cornwallis retires to Ramsays Mills	417

They compromise with the civil government	423

Military transactions	430

Presses Lafayette	436

Measures of Mr Morris superintendent of finance	444

Expedition against New London	452

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Resignation of Colonel Washington	ii

Title	The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Volume 1 The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Bushrod Washington
Compiled by	John Marshall
Publisher	James Crissy, 1834
Original from	Yale University Library
Digitized	27 Jul 2023

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