Life of Washington

advance aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage batteries boats Boston bridge brigade British Burgoyne camp cannon Captain captured Carolina cavalry Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Cornwallis Creek crossed defence despatched detachment dragoons encamped enemy enemy's expedition fire flank fleet force Fort Duquesne Fort Edward Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery Fort Washington French garrison Gates gave Governor Governor Dinwiddie Greene guard Hessians Highlands Hill horse House Hudson hundred Indians infantry ington Island Jersey Lafayette land letter Logstown Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon main body meantime ment miles military militia morning Mount Vernon night North North Carolina o'clock officers ordered party passed Peekskill Pennsylvania Philadelphia Point prisoners Putnam quarters rear received redoubt regiment reinforcements retreat river road Schuyler sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soon South stationed Tarleton thousand Ticonderoga tion took town troops Virginia Wash Washington wounded York