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
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
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
And pierces the British centre at Trenton, Dec. 26
Cornwallis comes up to retrieve the disaster
And thinks he has run down the “old fox”
But Washington prepares a checkmate
And again severs the British line at Princeton, Jan. 3
General retreat of the British toward New York
Washington’s superb generalship
CHAPTER VI SECOND BLOW AT THE CENTRE
Battle of Valcour Island, Oct. 11, 1776
Congress promotes five junior brigadiers over Arnold, Feb. 19, 1777
Gates intrigues against Schuyler
Tryon’s expedition against Danbury
Arnold defeats Tryon at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777
The military centre of the United States was the state of New York
A second blow to be struck at the centre. The plan of campaign
