THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Complete Edition In 2 Volumes). Fiske John

The fight at Moore’s Creek, Feb. 27, 1776

       North Carolina declares for independence

       Action of South Carolina and Georgia

       Virginia: Lord Dunmore’s proclamation

       Skirmish at the Great Bridge; and burning of Norfolk

       Virginia declares for independence

       Action of Rhode Island and Massachusetts

       Resolution of May 15

       Instructions from Boston

       Lee’s motion in Congress

       Debate on Lee’s motion

       Connecticut and New Hampshire

       New Jersey

       Pennsylvania and Delaware

       Maryland

       The situation in New York

       The Tryon plot, June, 1779

       Final debate on Lee’s motion

       Vote on Lee’s motion

       Thomas Jefferson

       Independence declared, July 4, 1776

       The Declaration was a deliberate expression of the sober thought of the American people

       CHAPTER V FIRST BLOW AT THE CENTRE

       Lord Cornwallis arrives upon the scene

       Battle of Fort Moultrie, June 28, 1776

       British plan for conquering the Hudson and cutting the United Colonies in twain

       Lord Howe’s futile attempt to negotiate with Washington unofficially

       The military problem at New York

       Importance of Brooklyn Heights

       Battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776

       Howe prepares to besiege the Heights;

       ut Washington slips away with his army

       His vigilance robbed the British of the most golden opportunity ever afforded them

       The conference at Staten Island, Sept. 11

       Howe takes the city of New York, Sept. 15

       ut Mrs. Lindley Murray saves the garrison

       Attack upon Harlem Heights Sept 16

       The new problem before Howe

       Howe moves upon Throg’s Neck, but Washington changes base

       Baffled at White Plains, Howe tries a new plan

       Washington’s orders in view of the emergency

       Congress meddles with the situation and muddles it

       Howe takes Fort Washington by storm, Nov. 16

       Washington and Greene

       Outrageous conduct of Charles Lee

       Greene barely escapes from Fort Lee, Nov. 20

       Lee intrigues against Washington

       Washington retreats into Pennsylvania

       Reinforcements come from Schuyler

       Fortunately for the Americans, the British capture Charles Lee, Dec. 13

       The times that tried men’s souls

       Washington prepares to strike back

       He crosses the Delaware

       And