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CONTENTS.


CHAP. PAGE
I. The Princes 1
II. The Treaties 14
III. The Treaties Before Parliament 27
IV. The Soldiers 37
V. From Germany to America 46
VI. The Battle of Long Island, August, 1776 58
VII. From the Occupation of New York to the Taking of Fort Washington, September 15th to November 16th, 1776 70
VIII. Trenton, December 26th, 1776 85
IX. The Winter of 1777 100
X. The Brunswickers in Canada, 1776 117
XI. Baroness Riedesel's Journey, 1776 and 1777 126
XII. Ticonderoga and Bennington, July and August, 1777 136
XIII. Stillwater, September 19th and October 7th, 1777 151
XIV. Saratoga, October 11th to 16th, 1777 162
XV. The Brunswickers in Captivity 180
XVI. Brandywine, Germantown, and Redbank, September and October, 1777 197
XVII. The British Retreat across New Jersey, January to July, 1778 209
XVIII. Newport, November, 1776, to October, 1779 215
XIX. The Neighborhood of New York, 1777 to 1779 221
XX. Wiederhold's Voyage—an Episode—September, 1779 230
XXI. Savannah, Charleston, and Pensacola, 1778 to 1781 239
XXII. New York in 1780 and 1781 255
XXIII. The Southern Campaign of 1781 265
XXIV. Conclusion 282
Appendix 293
Index 303