The Army and Navy of America: Containing a View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagements, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements in the Cause of Freedom, from the Period of the French and Indian Wars to the Close of the Mexican War; Independent of an Account of Warlike Operations on Land and Sea; Enlivened by a Variety of the Most Interesting Anecdotes and Embellished with Engravings

John H. Pearsol, 1851 - 676 Seiten

MILITARY MAXIMS AND WARLIKE OPERATIONS	9

THE LATE	71

Proper Position of Cantonments XXXVI Dangers in crossing Bridges	76

fare Pellmell ActionsVarious ManœuvresSteam VesselsNaval Tactics	137

PART II	138

Washingtons first CampaignBravery of Provincials	145

Expedition against Fort Du QuesneBraddocks Defeat	148

Formal Declaration of WarPlan of Campaign	160

Storming of Stony Point	431

Operations against the Indians	434

Battle of CamdenReturn of Lafayette	447

Treason of ArnoldExecution of Andre	451

Operations in the SouthBattle of the Cowpens	456

Battle of CamdenBattle of Eutaw Springs	458

XXVIISiege of YorktownSurrender of Cornwallis	463

Declaration of War against EnglandBattle of Tippecanoe	490

Expedition against LouisbourgSiege of Fort William Henry	161

VISiege of LouisbourgFrontignac and Fort Du Quesne taken	165

Defeat of MontcalmDeath of WolfeEnd of the War	175

PART III	195

IIPitts Peace BillBattle of LexingtonBoston blockaded	223

PreparationsTiconderoga Crown Point c taken	230

Investment of Boston continuedBattle of Breeds Hill	235

Meeting of Continental CongressWashington in command	253

Americans fortify Dorchester HeightsBoston evacuated	272

Siege of CharlestonDeclaration of Independence	278

VIIIBattle of Long IslandDefeat of American Troops	299

Capture of General LeeDefeat of British at Trenton	318

Page	327

Expedition against DanburyDeath of Wooster	328

Arrival of LafayetteBattle of Brandywine	330

Philadelphia takenBattle of Germantown	346

XIIIBattle of BenningtonOf SaratogaSurrender of Burgoyne	354

Attack on Forts Mifflin and MercerDeath of Count Donop	404

British evacuate PhiladelphiaBattle at Freehold	409

Arrival of Count DEstaingAttack on Newport	415

Shocking Barbarity of the IndiansMassacre of Wyoming 460	427

Piratical Warfare of the BritishPutnams Escape	429

General Hulls disgraceful Surrender	498

Engagement between the Constitution and Guerriere	499

Invasion of CanadaAchievements of Col Van Rensselaer	502

Capture of the Wasp by the Frolic	504

The United States and Macedonian	509

Bloody Action at the River Raisin	526

The Hornet and PeacockGenerosity of Americans	528

Americans attack YorkDeath of General Pike	529

Loss of the ChesapeakeDeath of Lawrence	530

Capture of the United States Sloop Argus	537

Perrys Victory on Lake Erie	539

Malden takenBattle of the ThamesDeath of Tecumseh	564

Harrison resignsInvasion of CanadaBattle of Chippewa	571

XVIICruise of the EssexCaptured by a superior Force	587

Capture of the Epervier by the Peacock	589

XXAttack on Baltimore by RossEnemy repulsed	591

Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain	592

Battle of New OrleansTreaty of Peace	595

PART V	603

PART VI	614

PART VII	674

Titel	The Army and Navy of America: Containing a View of the Heroic Adventures, Battles, Naval Engagements, Remarkable Incidents, and Glorious Achievements in the Cause of Freedom, from the Period of the French and Indian Wars to the Close of the Mexican War; Independent of an Account of Warlike ...
Autor/in	Jacob K. Neff
Verlag	John H. Pearsol, 1851
Original von	Columbia University
Digitalisiert	9. Juli 2009
Länge	676 Seiten

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