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

Influence of the French philosophers

       Great Britain wishes to secure an alliance with Russia

       Importance of Minorca

       France adopts the Prussian doctrine

       Affair of Fielding and Bylandt

       Spanish cruisers capture Russian vessels

       Catherine’s proclamation, March 8, 1780

       The Armed Neutrality

       Vast Importance of the principles laid down by Catherine

       Relations between Great Britain and Holland

       Holland joins the Armed Neutrality

       Capture of Henry Laurens and his papers

       Great Britain declares war against Holland, Dec. 20, 1780

       Catherine decides not to interfere

       Capture of St. Eustatius, Feb. 3, 1781

       Shameful proceedings

       CHAPTER XIII A YEAR OF DISASTERS

       State of things in the Far South

       Georgia overrun by the British

       Arrival of General Lincoln

       Barbarous reprisals

       Americans routed at Briar Creek, March 3, 1779

       Provost’s vandalism

       Plan for arming negroes

       Indignation in South Carolina

       Action of the council

       End of the campaign

       Attempt to recapture Savannah

       Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Cornwallis go to Georgia

       The British advance upon Charleston

       Surrender of Charleston, May 12, 1780

       South Carolina overrun by the British

       An injudicious proclamation

       Disorders in South Carolina

       The strategic points

       Partisan commanders

       Francis Marion

       Thomas Sumter

       First appearance of Andrew Jackson

       Advance of Kalb

       Gates appointed to the chief command in the South

       Choice of roads to Camden

       Gates chooses the wrong road

       Distress of the troops

       Gates loses the moment for striking

       And weakens his army on the eve of battle

       And is surprised by Cornwallis

       Battle of Camden, Aug. 16, 1780

       Total and ignominious defeat of Gates

       His campaign was a series of blunders

       Partisan operations

       Weariness and depression of the people

       Evils wrought by the paper currency

       “Not worth a Continental”

       In making its requisitions upon the states,

       Difficulty