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TH
LIFE OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
OF THE
American Army,
THROUGH THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR;
AND THE
FIRST PRESIDENT
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