,
.
Washington retires to,
.
Lafayette's visits to,
,
.
Verplanck's Point,
on the Hudson River, the British fortify,
.
Victory,
the final,
. See
.
Ville de Paris,
the flagship of De Grasse,
.
Villeré,
Major, informs Jackson of the approach of the British,
.
Vincennes,
the hero of,
. See
.
Virginia,
in the struggle with Great Britain,
,
.
aids Clark,
,
.
called on for volunteers,
.
takes the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia,
.
the University of, Lafayette visits,
.
Vulture,
the, a British war ship at Stony Point,
.
W
Wabash River,
the
Little,
Clark crosses,
.
Wabash River,
the, Clark crosses,
.
Wagoner,
the old,
. See
.
Warner,
James, and his wife with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
,
.
Washington, Lafayette
received by President Monroe at,
.
Lafayette's farewell dinner at,
.
Washington, George,
in the Revolution,
.
takes command of the patriots at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
.
meets Benedict Arnold,
.
confers with his officers at the Murray mansion,
.
gives Hale his orders,
.
informed of Hale's execution,
.
our greatest patriot,
.
the personal appearance of,
.
the strength of,
.
likes dancing,
.
eats simple food,
.
fond of fine clothes,
.
a fine horseman,
.
methodical in business,
.
owns much land,
,
.
dislikes slaves,
.
the generosity of,
.
attends the meeting at Newburgh, New York,
.
the appearance of, on his first visit to Congress, described by an eyewitness,
.
the formal receptions of,
.
the state dinners of,
.
the greatness of,
.
a hard nut to crack, says General Clinton,
.
plans an attack on Stony Point,
,
.
visits Stony Point,
.
famous men gathered about, in the siege of Boston,
.
meets Daniel Morgan,
.
in the Yorktown campaign,
.
bids farewell to his generals,
.
retires to Mount Vernon,
.
the "legacy" of, to the American people,
.
works at the problem of our national existence,
.
attends the Philadelphia convention,
.
made president of the Philadelphia convention,
.
holds the Philadelphia convention to its duty,
.
signs the Constitution,
.
the first President of the United States,
.
Lafayette serves under,
.
Lafayette visits, at Mount Vernon,
.
tomb of, at Mount Vernon,
.
Washington, William,
at the battle of Cowpens,
.
in a hand to hand fight with Tarleton,
.
"knows how to make his mark,"
.
Wayne,
Anthony, the personal appearance of,
.
chosen to attack Stony Point,
.
at Germantown and at Monmouth,
.
the march of, to Stony Point,
.
reads his order of battle at Stony Point,
.
writes to a friend at Philadelphia,
.
leads the attack on Stony Point,
.
wounded in the head,
.
captures the fort,
.
writes a letter to Washington,
.
in the Yorktown campaign,
,
.
Webster,
Daniel, speaks at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument,
.
Wellington,
the Duke of, a British general,
.
called the "Iron Duke,"
.
West Point,
the Americans at,
,
.
Washington's headquarters at,
.
Wilson,
James, the learned lawyer, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Winchester,
Virginia,
.
Wolfe
captures Quebec in 1759,
.
Worcester,
Massachusetts, Lafayette visits,
.
Y
Yorktown,
the monument at,
.
the visit of Lafayette to,
.
Yorktown campaign,
the,
.
the state of affairs in the South before,
.
the first move of Cornwallis in,
.
made possible by the aid of a French fleet,
.
planned by Washington,
.
Washington's first move in,
.
the Continental and French troops march to take part in,
.
Clinton awakens to the importance of,
.
De Grasse aids in, with a large fleet,
.
the siege in,
.
Cornwallis surrenders in,
.
the effect of the victory in, upon King George and his ministers,
,