Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Chapter I. Early Aptitudes for Success
Chapter II. The Ferment of American Liberty
Chapter III. The Outbreak of Repressed Liberty
Chapter IV. Armed America needs a Soldier
Chapter V. Washington in Command
Chapter VI. British Canada enters the Field of Action
Chapter VII. Howe succeeds Gates.—Closing Scenes of 1775
Chapter VIII. America against Britain.—Boston taken
Chapter IX. Systematic War with Britain begun
Chapter X. Britain against America.—Howe invades New York
Chapter XI. Battle of Long Island
Chapter XII. Washington in New York
Chapter XIII. Washington tenders, and Howe declines, Battle.—Harlem Heights and White Plains
Chapter XIV. The First New Jersey Campaign.—Trenton
Chapter XV. The First New Jersey Campaign developed.—Princeton
Chapter XVI. The American Base of Operations established.—The Second New Jersey Campaign
Chapter XVII. British Invasion from Canada.—Operations along the Hudson
Chapter XVIII. Pennsylvania invaded.—Battle of Brandywine
Chapter XIX. Washington resumes the Offensive.—Battle of Germantown
Chapter XX. Jealousy and Greed defeated.—Valley Forge
Chapter XXI. Philadelphia and Valley Forge in Winter, 1778
Chapter XXII. From Valley Forge to White Plains again.—Battle of Monmouth
Chapter XXIII. The Alliance with France takes effect.—Siege of Newport
Chapter XXIV. Minor Events and Grave Conditions, 1779
Chapter XXV. Minor Operations of 1779 continued.—Stony Point taken.—New England relieved
Chapter XXVI. Shifting Scenes.—Temper of the People.—Savannah
Chapter XXVII. The Eventful Year 1780.—New Jersey once more invaded
Chapter XXVIII. Battle of Springfield.—Rochambeau.—Arnold.—Gates
Chapter XXIX. A Bird’s-eye View of the Theatre of War
Chapter XXX. The Soldier tried.—American Mutiny.—Foreign Judgment.—Arnold’s Depredations
Chapter XXXI. The Southern Campaign, 1781, outlined.—Cowpens.—Guilford Court-house.—Eutaw Springs
Chapter XXXII. Lafayette in Pursuit of Arnold.—The End in Sight.—Arnold in the British Army
Chapter XXXIII. New York and Yorktown threatened.—Cornwallis inclosed by Lafayette
Chapter XXXIV. British Captains outgeneraled.—Washington joins Lafayette
Chapter XXXV. The Alliance with France vindicated.—Washington’s Magnanimity.—His Benediction
Chapter XXXVI. Washington’s Prediction realized.—The Attitude of America pronounced
Appendix A.—American Army, by States
Appendix B.—American Navy and its Career
Appendix C.—Comparisons with Later Wars
Appendix D.—British Army, at Various Dates
Appendix E.—Organization of Burgoyne’s Army
Appendix F.—Organization of Cornwallis’s Army
Appendix G.—Notes of Lee’s Court-martial
Glossary of Military Terms
Index
