Part 13

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 assault, 89 et seq.; fruits of victory, 91; an epoch in the war, 93; first abandoned, 93; then reoccupied, 96.

Washington, Gen., at N. York, 12; decides to act on the defensive, 18 note; stands on his dignity, 24; not in command at L. Island, 29; orders its evacuation, 30; moves to White Plains, 39; rights there, but has to fall back, 40; his dilemma, 43; decides to divide his force, 44; crosses into N. Jersey, 45; manoeuvring for delay, 50; rises above partisanship, 54; directs Lee to join him, 54, 55; retreats to Newark, 55; to New Brunswick, 56; troops leave him, 56; at Princeton, 57; admirable retreat, 57; crosses the Delaware, 62; determines on striking the British outposts, 79, 80; his plan, 82, 83; marches on Trenton, 83 et seq.; carries Trenton by assault, but is obliged to recross the Delaware, 91, 92; but reoccupies Trenton, 96; takes post there, 98; steals a march on Cornwallis, 101, 107 note; fights at Princeton, 103; personal gallantry, 104; marches to Somerset C. H., 106.

White Plains, Washington concentrates at, 39, 42 note; action at, 40.