Barbary
pirates, the,
156
,
157
,
172
.


Barton,
Colonel, captures General Prescott,
143
.

    imprisoned for debt,
143
.


Bateaux,
built for Arnold's expedition,
21
.


Bay State,
the, Massachusetts,
144
,
206
,
212
.


Beekman
mansion, the, Hale a captive of Howe at,
58
,
59
.


Bennington,
Vermont, John Stark defeats the British at,
105
.


Boone,
Daniel,
1
,
2
.


Bowditch,
Dr., an anecdote of,
206
.


Braddock,
General, defeated by the French and Indians, in 1755,
107
.


Brazil,
"Old Ironsides" destroys the British frigate Java off the coast of,
180
.


Bristol,
the, a British man-of-war,
45
.


Buford,
used as a watchword,
101
.


Bunker Hill,
the battle of, awakens in Lafayette an interest in us,
199
.

    Lafayette visits,
212
.


Burgoyne,
marches down the valley of the Hudson,
114
.

    defeated at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga,
114
.


Burr,
Aaron,
22
.



C


Cahokia,
a Creole village in the country of the Illinois Indians,
8
.


Calhoun,
John C., favors making war on Great Britain,
186
.


Cambridge,
Massachusetts, Arnold's expedition leaves,
21
.

    Washington's headquarters at, in the Craigie house,
105
.

    Morgan marches to,
112
.


Camden,
defeat of Gates at,
90
.


Campbell, Lord,
royal governor of South Carolina,
37
.

    injured in the attack on Fort Sullivan,
46
.


Campbell, William,
rallies the backwoodsmen,
94
.

    leads the advance at King's Mountain,
101
.


Canada,
extending to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
3
. See the map in
Chapter I
.

    the "back door,"
19
.

    the winters of,
22
,
29
.


Cape Fear River,
the, Clinton sails for,
36
.


Carleton,
Sir Guy,
19
.

    leaves Montreal and slips into Quebec,
31
.

    fortifies Quebec,
31
.


Carolina,
the, throws shells into the British camp,
190
.


Carroll,
Colonel, with his riflemen arrives from Nashville,
189
.

    in the battle of New Orleans,
194
.


Carrying
places, work at the,
22
.


Catalano,
the Sicilian pilot, used by Decatur,
162
,
164
.


Cedars,
The, Hale passes a night at,
57
.


Champlain, Lake,
Lafayette visits,
206
.


Charleston,
attack on, planned by the British,
37
.

    the patriots prepare for the defense of,
38
.


Charleston Harbor,
Sullivan's Island near,
38
.


Charlestown,
a part of Boston, "Old Ironsides" lies in the navy yard at,
169
,
183
,
184
.


Charlotte,
North Carolina, Gates flees to,
90
.


Chaudière River,
the, an army to enter Canada by,
20
.

    Arnold's army scattered along,
25
.

    the perils of,
28
.


Chesapeake Bay,
De Grasse headed for,
126
.

    De Grasse reaches,
129
.

    the patriot armies march to,
129
.

    Clinton sends a fleet to,
130
.

    Admiral Graves forced to withdraw from,
130
.

    De Grasse gets control of,
130
.

    Lafayette returns to France by,
216
.


Chick,
Mother, the tavern of,
57
.


Clark, Captain,
at Bunker Hill,
213
.


Clark, George Rogers,
1
.

    starts for Kentucky,
1
.

    tramps back to Virginia,
2
,
5
.

    receives help from Virginia,
3
.

    plans great deeds,
4
.

    sends out spies,
4
.

    appointed colonel,
5
.

    helped by Jefferson and Madison,
5
.

    starts down the Ohio,
6
.

    begins his march to Kaskaskia,
7
.

    interrupts the dance,
8
.

    captures Kaskaskia,
8
.

    makes friends of the Creoles,
8
.

    shows the kind of man he is,
9
.

    visited by Indians,
9
.

    shows his contempt for the Indians,
9
.

    an incident showing the boldness of,
10
.

    decides to recapture Vincennes,
11
.

    starts for Vincennes,
12
.

    shows brave leadership,
13
.

    makes a speech to his men,
13
.

    captures an Indian canoe,
14
.

    captures a Creole hunter,
14
.

    reaches Vincennes,
15
.

    punishes some Indians,
16
.

    captures Vincennes,
16
.


Clay,
Henry, favors making war on Great Britain,
186
.


Cleveland,
Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,
94
.

    given the supreme command at King's Mountain,
97
.

    leads the left wing at King's Mountain,
101
.


Clinton,
Sir Henry,
18
.

    sails for the Cape Fear River,
36
.

    at the attack on Fort Sullivan,
44