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

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       Stagnation of the war in the northern states

       CHAPTER XI WAR ON THE FRONTIER

       Joseph Brant, missionary and war-chief

       The Tories of western New York

       The valley of Wyoming and its settlers from Connecticut

       Massacre at Wyoming, July 3, 1778

       Massacre at Cherry Valley, Nov. 10

       Sullivan’s expedition

       Battle of Newtown, Aug 29, 1779

       Devastation of the Iroquois country

       Reign of terror in the Mohawk valley

       The wilderness beyond the Alleghanies

       Rivalry between Pennsylvania and Virginia for the possession of Fort Pitt

       Lord Dunmore’s War, 1774

       Logan and Cresap

       Battle of Point Pleasant and its consequences

       Settlement of Kentucky

       And of eastern Tennessee

       Defeat of the Cherokees on the Watauga

       Its consequences

       George Rogers Clark

       Clark’s conquest of the northwestern territory, 1778

       Capture of Vincennes, Feb. 23, 1779

       Settlement of middle Tennessee

       Importance of Clark’s conquest

       Marauding expeditions

       Tryon’s proceedings, July, 1779

       Clinton captures the fortress at Stony Point, May 31, 1779

       The storming of Stony Point, July 16, 1779

       Evacuation of Stony Point

       Henry Lee’s exploit at Paulus Hook.

       CHAPTER XII WAR ON THE OCEAN

       Importance of the control of the water

       Feeble action of Congress

       American and British cruisers

       Wickes and Conyngham

       Paul Jones

       Franklin’s supervision of maritime affairs

       Jones’s squadron

       Jones’s cruise on the British coast

       He meets a British fleet off Flamborough Head

       Terrific fight between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard, Sept. 23, 1779

       Effect of Jones’s victory

       Relations of Spain to France and England

       Intrigues of Spain

       Treaty between Spain and France, April, 1779

       French and Spanish fleets attempt an invasion of England, Aug., 1779

       Sir George Rodney

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