Part 12

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 bold strokes, 97.

King's Bridge, importance of, to N. York, 20, 21; an outpost, 22, 24 note.

Kipp's Bay, landing-place of British, 34; account by an eye-witness, 34, 35.

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 Washington, 41; a rival of Washington, 41; gets a separate command, 44; moves to join Washington, 59; his equivocal attitude, 50, 60; his troops, 60, 67 note; is reënforced, 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, Washington retreats to, 40.

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

Philadelphia, critical situation there, 81.

Princeton, attacked by Washington, 103; losses at, 105.

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