The Historical Writings of John Fiske: The American revolution

John Fiske

Houghton, Mifflin, 1902 - America

Contents

• Views of the different parties: 7
• Demand for Lord Chatham for prime minister 1415: 14
• What Chatham would have tried to do 1719: 17
• Lord North remains in power: 26
• Sullivans expedition against the Iroquois ΙΙΟ: 29
• Vexatious meddling of Congress with the army: 33
• Sufferings at Valley Forge: 59
• His reasons for returning: 71
• Battle of Monmouth June 28 7581: 76
• Washingtons letter to Lee: 81
• Lees expulsion from the army his death: 87
• Sullivan seizes Butts Hill: 92
• Unpopularity of the French alliance: 97
• The Tories of western New York 104: 104
• Massacre at Cherry Valley November 10 109: 109
• Devastation of the Iroquois country: 112
• Logan and Cresap 119121: 121
• His conquest of the northwestern territory 1778 127: 127
• Tryons raids upon the coast of Connecticut 132: 132
• Henry Lees exploit at Paulus Hook August 18 140: 140
• American and British cruisers 146: 146
• His cruise on the British coast: 152
• Effect of Joness victory: 159
• Treaty between Spain and France April 1779: 165
• The Consolato del Mare: 171
• Importance of Minorca: 177
• The Armed Neutrality 183: 183
• Holland joins the Armed Neutrality: 189
• Capture of St Eustatius February 3 1781: 194
• Georgia overrun by the British: 201
• Indignation in South Carolina: 208
• First appearance of Andrew Jackson in history: 223
• Choice of roads to Camden: 226
• His campaign was a series of blunders 233234: 233
• Not worth a Continental 239: 239
• Lafayettes visit to France February 1779 243244: 243
• General despondency: 247
• He makes up his mind to leave the army: 253
• The case is referred to a courtmartial April: 255
• The plot for surrendering West Point: 263
• Washington returns from Hartford sooner than: 270
• Clintons arguments and protests: 276
• His remorse and death June 14 1801: 286
• Cornwallis invades North Carolina September 1780: 293
• Reinforcements from the North arrival of Daniel: 299
• gan 303: 303
• Further manœuvres: 308
• Greenes masterstroke he returns to South Carolina: 314
• Battle of Eutaw Springs September: 320
• Elements of the final catastrophe arrival of: 329
• Movements of the fleets: 335
• Importance of the aid rendered by the French fleet: 342
• Rodneys victory over Grasse April 12 1782: 348
• Conways letter to Gates: 365
• The forged letters: 373
• Baron Friedrich von Steuben: 382

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Historical Writings of John Fiske: The American revolution; Volume 11 of The Historical Writings of John Fiske, John Fiske
• Author: John Fiske
• Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, 1902
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Feb 4, 2009