57
.

    arrested,
57
.

    taken to New York,
58
.

    condemned to die,
59
.

    the dying speech of,
60
.

    hanged,
60
.


Hamilton, Alexander,
the address of, at Annapolis,
144
.

    at the Philadelphia convention,
146
.

    defends the Constitution,
154
.


Hamilton, Henry,
the "hair buyer,"
4
.

    stirs up the savages,
11
.

    recaptures Vincennes,
11
.

    surrenders Vincennes to Clark,
16
.


Hampton Roads,
Virginia, De Grasse in,
129
.


Harlem Heights,
the patriots retreat to,
51
.


Harrod,
James, one of the leaders in Kentucky,
2
.


Hartford,
Connecticut, Lafayette visits,
206
,
209
.


Hartt,
the naval yard of, in Boston,
170
.


Harvard College,
Lafayette attends commencement at,
205
.


Heights of Abraham,
the, Arnold climbs to,
30
.

    Wolfe climbs to, in 1759,
30
.


Helm,
Captain, a prisoner at Vincennes,
15
.


Henry,
Patrick, aids Clark,
5
.

    does not attend the Philadelphia convention,
147
.


Hero's
welcome, a,
199-216
. See
Lafayette
.


Hessians,
the, the "ragged Continentals" meet, at Trenton,
77
.

    Wayne meets, at Germantown,
82
.

    march with Burgoyne,
114
.

    Morgan's men a terror to,
114
.


Highlanders,
Scotch, in the battle of New Orleans,
194-196
.

    the backwoodsmen compared to a clan of,
104
.


Holmes,
Oliver Wendell, saves "Old Ironsides,"
169
.

    at Harvard College,
169
.


Holston
settlements, the, now a part of Tennessee,
1
,
92
.


Hood,
Admiral, at Chesapeake Bay,
130
.


Horseshoe Plain,
the, Clark crosses,
14
.


Howard,
Colonel, commands the Continentals at Cowpens,
118
.


Howe,
General, Hale brought before,
58
.

    evacuates Boston,
77
.


Hudson River,
the,
78
,
79
.

    Lafayette visits,
206
,
208
.


Hull, Colonel,
82
.


Hull, Isaac,
Captain, in command of the Constitution,
174
.

    has an "interview" with Dacres,
176
.

    at Gibraltar,
179
.


Humphreys,
Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of "Old Ironsides,"
170
.



I


Illinois
Indians, the, the country of,
4
,
6
. See the map in
Chapter I
.


Imprisonment
for debt,
143
.


Independence Hall,
the Old State House in Philadelphia,
145
.


Intrepid,
the, used by Decatur to destroy the Philadelphia,
162-168
.


Ironsides, Old,
169-184
. See
Constitution, the frigate
.



J


Jacataqua,
the Indian girl, joins Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
21
.

    acts as guide, and cares for the sick and the injured,
26
.


Jackson,
Andrew, in command at New Orleans,
188
.

    hears of the advance of the British,
188
.

    prepares to defend New Orleans,
189
.

    attacks the British by night,
190
.

    throws up earthworks,
193
.

    at the battle of New Orleans,
194
.

    wins a remarkable victory,
196
.

    the after history of,
198
.


James River,
the,
78
,
131
.


Jasper,
William, the heroism of,
48
.


Java,
the, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"
180
.

    the wheel of, fitted on "Old Ironsides,"
181
.


Jay,
John, defends the Constitution,
154
.


Jefferson,
Thomas, the narrow escape of, from Tarleton,
124
.

    abroad,
147
.

    President of the United States, a man of peace,
157
,
186
.

    visited by Lafayette,
214
.


Jones,
one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed,
187
.



K


Kaskaskia,
6-8
.


Keane,
General, leads the British at New Orleans,
195
.

    severely wounded,
196
.


Kentucky,
the founding of Lexington,
1
.

    the pioneers in,
1
,
2
.

    the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground,"
4
.


King,
Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention,
147
.


King's Ferry,
on the Hudson River, the British get the control of,
78
.


King's Mountain,
the battle of,
90-104
.

    the state of affairs before the battle of,
90-93
.

    the rally of the backwoodsmen before the battle of,
93
.

    the march of the pioneers to,
96-100
.

    the plan of the battle of,
100
.

    the battle of,
101-103
.

    the victory of the backwoodsmen at,
103
,
104
.

    the effect of the victory at,
104
.


Knowlton,
Colonel,
51
.

    interviews his officers,
52
.


Knox,
Henry, an American general,
130
,