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Naval engagement between the French and English fleets, off the coast of
Virginia.....

Ninety-Six, invested by general Greene.....

unsuccessfully assaulted.......

North, lord, character of.......

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Parker, col. Richard, death of.........................

Philadelphia occupied by the British.....

Phillips, general, arrival of, with troops in Virginia.......

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drives Steuben out of Petersburgh, and devastates that town...... 199
is prevented from crossing from Manchester to Richmond, by the
opportune arrival of La Fayette....

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Pickens, general Andrew, character of.......
Prevost, general, threatens Charleston.................................................................................................. 45
Prevost, lieut. col. defeats general Ashe......
Pyle, dispersion of the tories under him.......

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Savannah, beseiged by count D'Estaing and general Lincoln..........................................
siege raised.....

Stewart, colouel, retreats from Eutaw...........................................................................

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St. John's Island, unsuccessful attempt upon............................................................................................. 384
Stono, battle of......

Sumpter, character of......

Sunbury taken by the British....

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Tarleton, lieut. col. surprises general Sumpter.......................
defeat and cruelty of him and his dragoons...
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Virginia, Cornwallis's invasion of, narrated in Chap. 31 beginning at...... 284

invasion of by general Matthews......

assembly, the magnanimity of..............

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Washington, gen. George, attacks the British at Germantown.

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his junction with the French army, and threateus New York. 344
arrives at Williamsburgh with Rochambeau..................................................... 353
Wayne captures major Alexander, and eighteen dragoons............................................ 406
Webster, colonel, death of......
Wetzell's mills, affair at.
White, col. John, his singular exploit....................
Wilmington, projected attack upon............................
Wolves, their alarm of Lee's legion.......

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INDEX TO THE APPENDIX.

The appendix contains, besides the official documents referred to
in the main work, short biographical sketches of

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Burgoyne, lieutenant general.....
Davie, William Richardson............................................................................................................................ 425
De Kalb, major general baron....................................................................................................................................
Davidson, lieutenant colonel William.......
Gates, major general........

Greene, lieutenant colonel Christopher.......
Howard, lieutenant colonel John Eager........
Lee, major general Charles.... ...........................................
Marion, brigadier general Francis..........................................................
Morgan, brigadier general Daniel.....
Pickens, brigadier general Andrew.
Thayer, Simeon

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Williams, brigadier general Otho Holland

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A letter from the Marquis of Hastings, formerly Lord Rawdon, and then
Earl of Moira, in justification of his conduct in relation to the execu-
tion of Col. Isaac Hayne....

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Washington, lieutenant colonel William..
Wayne, brigadier general Authony.

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