TH

LIFE OF

GEORGE WASHINGTON,

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

OF THE

American Army,

THROUGH THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR;

AND THE

FIRST PRESIDENT

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

BY AARON BANCROFT, D. D.

PASTOR OF A CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN WORCESTER

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

STEREOTYPED BY T. H. CARTER & CC. BUSTON.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY LEWIS & SAMPSON,

122 Washington Street.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER VIII.

Arnold is appointed a Brigadier in the British service,

and invades Virginia-Plan to capture him-Mutiny

in the American camp-Violence of the Pennsylva-

nia Line-Order restored-Weak state of the Ar-

my-The French Court grants a Loan to the United

States-Exertion of the States to enable the Gene-

ral to open the Campaign-The French Troops

march to the American Camp-Plan to surprise the

British Post at King's Bridge-Expedition to Vir-

ginia-Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeako

-Yorktown besieged-British Redoubts stormed—

The British make a Sortie-Lord Cornwallis at-

tempts to escape-He capitulates and surrenders

his Posts-Indecisive Action between the French

and English Fleets--Sir Henry, too late, embarks

his Troops for Yorktown-Thanks of Congress to

the American and French Commanders, and to the

Army-General St. Clair despatched to Carolina-

The other Corps of the Army return to the Neigh-

bourhood of New-York, and go into Winter Quar-
ters

CHAPTER IX.

Preparations for another Campaign-Sir Guy Carlo-

ton arrives at New-York, and announces the vote

of Parliament to acknowledge American Independ-

ence-Army anxious for their pay-Anonymous