QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW
[CHAPTER I]
THE HERO OF VINCENNES
1. Who was Daniel Boone?
2. When did Boone live?
3. How old was George Rogers Clark at this time?
4. Was Clark brave?
5. Why were the pioneers so long in hearing of the battle of Lexington, which was fought in April?
6. How did Lexington, Kentucky, get its name?
7. What kind of life did the pioneers lead in the wilderness?
8. Did the pioneers have other enemies besides the Indians?
9. Why did Clark go back to Virginia?
10. Who lived north of the Ohio?
11. Why did England try to keep the Americans from going west?
12. Who was Hamilton the "hair buyer"?
13. What made the Indians so hostile to the pioneers?
14. How did Clark plan to defend Kentucky?
15. Where was the Illinois country?
16. Why did Clark go back a second time to Virginia?
17. Did anybody think well of Clark's plan of campaign?
18. How much of an army did Clark have for his campaign?
19. Where did Clark plan to begin his campaign?
20. Why did Clark avoid the Mississippi River?
21. Whom did Clark have as guides?
22. How long a march was it to Kaskaskia?
23. What time of year was it when Clark marched to Kaskaskia?
24. Did Clark have trouble in getting into the town of Kaskaskia?
25. What were the people of Kaskaskia doing?
26. How did Clark introduce himself?
27. Who were the Creoles? (Consult a large dictionary.)
28. Who helped Clark make friends?
29. What sort of man was Clark?
30. What did Hamilton do when he heard of Clark's conquest?
31. Why did not Hamilton march from Vincennes to Kaskaskia?
32. Why did Clark decide to push on to Vincennes?
33. At what time of year did Clark start for Vincennes?
34. What did the little army have for food?
35. What hindered Clark's march?
36. How long did it take to cross the plain of the Wabash River?
37. What is a dugout?
38. How did the army get along in crossing the Horseshoe Plain?
39. Who announced Clark's arrival at Vincennes?
40. At what time did Clark reach the village?
41. Why did not Clark allow his men to storm the fort?
42. How did Clark get possession of the fort?
43. Why was Clark's campaign so important?
44. What states are now in this region of Clark's conquest?
45. Do you think Clark was a hero?
[CHAPTER II]
A MIDWINTER CAMPAIGN
1. Who led the patriots to victory at Saratoga, New York?
2. Why did Arnold's leg deserve to be buried with the honors of war?
3. When the Revolution began, why did Washington wish to attack Canada?
4. Why did Washington like Benedict Arnold?
5. How had Arnold got information about Canada?
6. How did Arnold try to make friends of the Indians?
7. What is wampum?
8. How was the expedition to reach Canada?
9. Why was it easy to get soldiers for this campaign?
10. What time of year was it when the army started?
11. How were the soldiers treated at Newburyport and at Fort Western?
12. Who was Jacataqua?
13. Why did Jacataqua decide to go with the troops?
14. How was the army divided?
15. What trouble did they have with their boats?
16. What is a carrying place?
17. What made the army diminish in numbers?
18. Why was it so hard to reach the Dead River?
19. Why was the ascent of the Dead River so difficult?
20. How many cups of flour in half a pint?
21. What sort of patriot was Colonel Enos?
22. When the flour was gone, what did the army do for food?
23. What did Jacataqua do?
24. What did Arnold do to save his army?
25. What sort of man was Arnold at this time?
26. How far did Arnold have to go to get provisions?
27. When did the army reach Point Levi?
28. What was the condition of the army when it reached Point Levi?
29. What did the Indians do who learned of Arnold's approach?
30. How did Arnold reach the city of Quebec?
31. How did the British treat Arnold and his men?
32. Why did Arnold leave Quebec?
33. What did Sir Guy Carleton do to save Quebec?
34. Why did the patriots wait so long before attacking the city?
35. How was the attack to be made?
36. What happened to Montgomery, Arnold, and Morgan?
37. How did relief finally come to Quebec?
38. How long had this campaign lasted?
[CHAPTER III]
HOW PALMETTO LOGS MAY BE USED
1. Why did the British destroy Norfolk?
2. Why did England wish to punish North Carolina first of all?
3. Why did Sir Henry Clinton delay the attack upon North Carolina?
4. Why did Lord Campbell wish to capture Charleston?
5. What sort of people were the South Carolinians?
6. Why was a fort built on Sullivan's Island?
7. Who was Moultrie?
8. How were the walls of the fort made?
9. How many cannon did Moultrie have?
10. What made the patriots skillful in firing the cannon?
11. What was the difference between General Charles Lee and Governor Rutledge?
12. What sort of man was Colonel Moultrie?
13. How did the British plan to attack the fort?
14. How was the weather on the day of the battle?
15. How many cannon were the British able to fire at one time?
16. What happened to the men-of-war when they were changing their positions?
17. What sort of men were in the palmetto fort?
18. Do you know a good use for palmetto logs?
19. What share in the battle did Sir Henry Clinton and his men have?
20. Did the patriots have plenty of powder?
21. What did McDaniel think about when he was dying?
22. Why did the people of Charleston suppose the fort had surrendered?
23. What did Jasper do to save the flag?
24. Why did not Jasper accept promotion?
25. The people of South Carolina decreed that the fort on Sullivan's Island should forever be called Fort Moultrie. Why do you think they did so?
26. What was the effect of Moultrie's victory?
27. What can you say of Moultrie's after life?
[CHAPTER IV]
THE PATRIOT SPY
1. What condition of affairs was troubling Washington at this time?
2. Were the British well situated at this time?
3. Why did Washington withdraw from New York?
4. What did Washington think should be done?
5. What kind of man was needed to carry out Washington's plan?
6. Why did Knowlton find it hard to get a man for Washington's purpose?
7. What reason did Nathan Hale give for volunteering to act as spy?
8. What kind of home did Hale have?
9. What kind of boy had Hale been?
10. What was Hale doing at the time of the battle of Lexington?
11. What did Hale do when he learned of the battle of Lexington?
12. What kind of life did Hale lead when captain in the army?
13. How did Hale disguise himself?
14. What sort of place was "The Cedars"?
15. Was it wise for Hale to spend the night at "Mother Chick's" tavern?
16. What did the British marines do with Hale?
17. Where did the captain of the Halifax send Hale?
18. Did Hale receive a trial?
19. What do you think of Cunningham?
20. What regret did Hale have?
21. How was Hale executed?
22. Where was Hale buried?
23. Was Hale a patriot?
24. Would you call Hale a hero?
[CHAPTER V]
OUR GREATEST PATRIOT
1. Whom do you consider our greatest patriot?
2. What kind of example has Washington set us?
3. Why do we admire Washington?
4. What was Washington's appearance?
5. What do you know of Washington's strength?
6. What was Washington's favorite amusement?
7. What can you say of Washington's dignity?
8. What was Washington's diet?
9. What do you know of Washington's fondness for fine dress?
10. What can you say of Washington's education?
11. What kind of horseman was Washington?
12. How wealthy was Washington?
13. How did Washington become so wealthy?
14. How much land did Washington have?
15. What did Washington think of slaves?
16. How did Washington treat his slaves?
17. How did Washington's slaves treat him?
18. Why did Washington call his house "a well resorted tavern"?
19. What can you say of Washington's charity?
20. What kept Washington from financial ruin?
21. How did Washington look when at the meeting at Newburgh, New York?
22. How was the first President of the United States dressed when he made his formal visit to Congress?
23. What can you say of Washington's gravity?
24. What do you know of President Washington's public receptions?
25. How did the guests enjoy President Washington's grand dinners?
26. In what did Washington's greatness consist?
[CHAPTER VI]
A MIDNIGHT SURPRISE
1. What sort of general was Washington?
2. What did General Clinton think of Washington?
3. What part of the country did Washington need to protect?
4. What did the British do in May, 1779?
5. Why was it important for the Americans to have possession of King's Ferry?
6. Where did the patriot army now take up its quarters?
7. How did the British soldiers act in Connecticut?
8. Why did General Clinton send out raiders?
9. Why did not Washington follow up Clinton's raiders?
10. What did Washington decide to do?
11. What kind of place was Stony Point?
12. Who had possession of Stony Point?
13. How was Stony Point defended?
14. How many soldiers were in the garrison at Stony Point?
15. What does Washington Irving say of Stony Point?
16. What name did the British give to Stony Point?
17. Who led the attack on Stony Point?
18. How old was General Anthony Wayne at this time?
19. How did Wayne look?
20. Why was Wayne called "Mad Anthony"?
21. What sort of soldier was Anthony Wayne?
22. What was Washington's plan of attack?
23. At what hour was the attack to be made?
24. What weapons were to be used in attacking Stony Point?
25. How many men were chosen to go to Stony Point?
26. What time of year was it now?
27. Why was the soldier put to death for loading his gun?
28. What sort of road was it to Stony Point?
29. When did the men learn where they were going?
30. What was the watchword?
31. What did Wayne write to his friend?
32. What did Pompey do?
33. How did Wayne divide his army to make the attack?
34. What is a "forlorn hope"? (Consult a large dictionary.)
35. How did the Americans show their good discipline?
36. What are pioneers? (Consult a large dictionary.)
37. What was the effect of having Colonel Murfree and his men appear in front of the fort?
38. How long did the fight last?
39. How many of the British escaped from Stony Point?
40. Why did not Washington hold Stony Point?
41. What effect did this victory have on the American soldier?
42. What did the British think of the "rebels"?
43. How did General Clinton take it all?
[CHAPTER VII]
THE DEFEAT OF THE RED DRAGOONS
1. How did the patriots of the South get on in 1780?
2. What have we already learned about Sir Henry Clinton? (See the [Index].)
3. What were General Gates's "Northern laurels"? (See [Chapter II].)
4. What sort of man was Gates? (Compare [Chapter VIII].)
5. What effect did the crushing blows of the British have on the Southern patriots?
6. What orders did Tarleton and Ferguson receive from Lord Cornwallis?
7. What sort of man was Ferguson?
8. What threat did Ferguson send to the backwoodsmen?
9. What was the character of the Franklin and Holston settlers?
10. What is the name of the state that grew out of the Franklin and Holston settlements?
11. What have we already learned about the Holston settlements? (See [Chapter I].)
12. What had become of the lawless men of the Franklin and Holston settlements?
13. What did the people do when they heard Ferguson's threat?
14. Where was the money got to buy supplies for the army?
15. What do you know of the gathering at Sycamore Shoals?
16. How were the backwoodsmen dressed?
17. What arms did the backwoodsmen have?
18. Who was Samuel Doak?
19. Why were the bands of pioneers put under one supreme commander?
20. Why did the backwoodsmen not find Ferguson at Gilberttown?
21. What kind of spirit did the pioneers show in their pursuit of Ferguson?
22. How far away were the patriots when Ferguson camped at King's Mountain?
23. Why did Ferguson choose King's Mountain for his camp?
24. How long were the riflemen in getting from Cowpens to King's Mountain?
25. What was the riflemen's plan of attack?
26. How was Ferguson killed?
27. Who succeeded Ferguson in command?
28. Why was this battle so fierce?
29. What was the effect of the victory at King's Mountain?
[CHAPTER VIII]
FROM TEAMSTER TO MAJOR GENERAL
1. What have we already learned of Gates? (See the [Index].)
2. Where was Daniel Morgan's home?
3. What kind of education did Morgan have?
4. Why was Morgan well thought of by the village people?
5. What kind of times were at hand?
6. Why did Morgan wish to fight the bully?
7. What is a drumhead court-martial? (Consult a large dictionary.)
8. What do you know of Morgan's strength?
9. Why did Morgan stop driving army wagons?
10. Why did Governor Dinwiddie object to promoting Morgan?
11. How did Morgan escape from the Indian?
12. What effect did the army life have on Morgan?
13. What can you say of Morgan's marriage?
14. What do you know of Morgan's religious life?
15. When was Morgan appointed captain?
16. How many men answered Morgan's call?
17. How long a march was it to Boston?
18. When was Morgan made a colonel?
19. What kind of regiment did Morgan command?
20. What was the duty of Morgan and his sharpshooters?
21. What have we already learned about Morgan at Saratoga, New York? (See [Chapter II].)
22. How did the Hessians like Morgan's riflemen?
23. What did Burgoyne think of Morgan's regiment?
24. Why did Morgan leave the army for a while?
25. Why did Morgan return to the army?
26. When was Morgan made a brigadier general?
27. What do you remember about King's Mountain? (See the last half of [Chapter VII].)
28. Why did the battle of Cowpens make Morgan so famous?
29. What does John Fiske say of this battle?
30. What do you know of Colonel Tarleton? (See [Chapter VII].)
31. Where did Morgan get the names "old wagoner," "wagoner," and "teamster"? (See earlier in [this chapter].)
32. Why did not Morgan meet Tarleton at once?
33. Why did Morgan choose Cowpens for his battle ground?
34. What did Tarleton do when the spy told him that Morgan had halted?
35. What was the condition of Morgan and his men when Tarleton appeared?
36. What was the condition of Tarleton's soldiers when they began the battle?
37. What did Tarleton do when defeat came?
38. What did the young ladies say to Tarleton?
39. How did Morgan outwit Lord Cornwallis?
40. Why did Morgan again retire from service?
41. When did Morgan again take part in the war?
42. What do you know about Wayne? (See [Chapter VI].)
43. How was Morgan remembered by Washington and other leaders?
44. In how many battles did Morgan take part?
45. What was Morgan besides being a great soldier?
46. What was Morgan's success due to?
47. How is Morgan's valor commemorated?
[CHAPTER IX]
THE FINAL VICTORY
1. What have you already learned about General Greene? (See [Chapter VIII].)
2. What was the condition of Lord Cornwallis after his victory over Greene?
3. What did Cornwallis now do?
4. Where is Petersburg, Virginia? (See the map in [Chapter VII].)
5. What was the nationality of Lafayette?
6. Where is Yorktown? (See the map in [Chapter VII].)
7. Where was Washington at this time?
8. Where was the main part of the patriot army at this time?
9. What was Washington planning to do?
10. Who was Count de Grasse?
11. Why did news travel so slowly in those days?
12. Why did Washington need a fleet?
13. What did Washington hope to do with the assistance of the French fleet?
14. Where was Sir Henry Clinton at this time?
15. Why did Washington send troops to Long Island?
16. Why was the young minister sent through the Clove?
17. How were the Continental and French troops received at Philadelphia?
18. How large an army did Washington have in Virginia?
19. What have we already learned of Rochambeau? (See earlier in [this chapter].)
20. When did Sir Henry Clinton begin to open his eyes?
21. How did the British fleet fare at Chesapeake Bay?
22. Why did not Lord Cornwallis retreat from Yorktown?
23. Why did the patriots hasten the siege of Yorktown?
24. What last attempt did Lord Cornwallis make?
25. Where did Lord Cornwallis have his headquarters?
26. What kind of man was Governor Nelson?
27. Where did Lord Cornwallis finally make his headquarters?
28. What message did Sir Henry Clinton send Lord Cornwallis?
29. How long did the siege of Yorktown continue?
30. Why did Lord Cornwallis wish a truce for so long a time?
31. What was Washington's reply to Lord Cornwallis?
32. How many soldiers were there in Cornwallis's army?
33. Why did not Cornwallis take part in the surrender?
34. Whom did Washington send to receive Cornwallis's sword?
35. Why did the armies hurry away from Yorktown?
36. How might Sir Henry Clinton have changed the history of Yorktown?
37. How did the people get news of the surrender?
38. How was the news received by the prime minister of England, and by the king?
39. What did King George say of the Yankees?
40. How is the surrender of Cornwallis commemorated?
[CHAPTER X]
THE CRISIS
1. What battle began the war of the Revolution? (See [Chapter I].)
2. How long did the war last?
3. What did Thomas Paine, the author of the pamphlet called "Common Sense," say of the Revolutionary War?
4. What does John Fiske say of our condition after peace was made?
5. Why did the colonies band together in 1774?
6. Why did the Continental Congress decline in power?
7. What is a federation? (Consult a large dictionary.)
8. Why did the people care so little about a federation, or federal government?
9. What did Washington say in his letter to the colonies?
10. What authority did the Continental Congress have?
11. What kind of men were delegates to the Continental Congress?
12. How long did the Continental Congress continue to act?
13. What was done by the Continental Congress?
14. What is a privateer? (Consult a large dictionary.)
15. What can you say of the Articles of Confederation?
16. What power did the Articles of Confederation grant to each state?
17. What power did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?
18. How obedient were the states to the Articles of Confederation?
19. What was the condition of paper money in 1780?
20. How long had a soldier to serve before he could buy a bushel of wheat?
21. How did the states begin to treat each other?
22. What can you say of imprisonment for debt?
23. How did Washington and others begin to work out the problem of our national existence?
24. How successful was the meeting at Annapolis?
25. What further troubles occurred in 1786?
26. How was England affected by our troubles?
27. What prediction about our nation was made in Parliament?
28. What opinion of us did Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, have?
29. What did the people of the several states at last begin to think?
30. What state took the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia?
31. How many states were represented at Philadelphia?
32. What kind of men were sent to the Philadelphia convention?
33. Who, next to Washington, was the most noted man at the Philadelphia convention?
34. Can you name some others of the delegates to the Philadelphia convention?
35. Why did not Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams attend the Philadelphia convention?
36. What do you know of Nathanael Greene? (See [Chapter VIII].)
37. Who was chosen president of the Philadelphia convention?
38. How long did the Philadelphia convention continue in session?
39. How did some of the delegates wish to deal with the great problem of the national government?
40. How did Washington convince the delegates of their duty?
41. By what means did the delegates at Philadelphia succeed in agreeing on a form of federal government?
42. What is a compromise? (Consult a large dictionary.)
43. What was the first compromise in framing the Constitution?
44. What was the second compromise in framing the Constitution?
45. What question about the slaves arose?
46. How was it decided to count the slaves?
47. How did Washington and others feel about the second compromise?
48. What was the cause of the third compromise?
49. What was the third compromise?
50. What did Washington think of the Constitution?
51. What was Franklin's opinion of the Constitution?
52. When was the Constitution to become law?
53. To what two political parties did the Constitution give rise?
54. What did many of the people throughout the country think of the Constitution?
55. Which was the first state to sign the Constitution?
56. Why was the Fourth of July in 1788 so glorious?
57. Who was the first President, and who the first Vice President, of the new nation?
58. What did Gladstone say of the Constitution?
59. Why do we owe such a debt of gratitude to the builders of "the good ship Constitution"?
[CHAPTER XI]
A DARING EXPLOIT
1. Who were the Barbary pirates?
2. Why did we buy the good will of the Barbary pirates?
3. What is blackmail? (Consult a large dictionary.)
4. What did Thomas Jefferson think should be done concerning the Barbary pirates?
5. Who was sent to the Mediterranean Sea?
6. What was the exploit of the Enterprise?
7. What is a pasha? (Consult a large dictionary.)
8. What happened to the frigate Philadelphia and her crew?
9. What did Commodore Preble do when the Philadelphia was captured?
10. Why was Stephen Decatur chosen to destroy the Philadelphia?
11. What was Decatur's plan for destroying the Philadelphia?
12. What is a ketch? (Consult a large dictionary.)
13. How many men volunteered for the dangerous undertaking?
14. What kind of time did Decatur and his men have off the shore of Tripoli?
15. What happened to the Siren?
16. How was the Philadelphia guarded?
17. What was the object in dragging sails and buckets in the water?
18. How did Decatur deceive the pirate officer?
19. How did the pirates discover the Americans?
20. What kind of fighters were the Tripolitan pirates said to be?
21. How long did the fight on board the Philadelphia last?
22. How many of Decatur's men were injured?
23. What did the Americans do with the Philadelphia?
24. Why were the Americans obliged to burn the Philadelphia? (Read earlier in [this chapter].)
25. How successful were the pirates in firing at the Americans?
26. What did the sailors say afterwards about the burning ship?
27. Why was it the Americans were so successful in burning the Philadelphia?
28. What did Nelson say of Decatur's deed?
29. What promotion did Decatur receive?
[CHAPTER XII]
"OLD IRONSIDES"
1. What did the Secretary of the Navy in 1833 intend to do with the Constitution?
2. Why did Congress decide to rebuild the Constitution?
3. What troubles did we have with other nations during the first twenty-five years of our national life?
4. Why was Washington instructed to add six war ships to our navy?
5. Where was the Constitution built?
6. How does the Constitution compare in size with our modern war ships?
7. Why did England model some of her ships after "Old Ironsides"?
8. When was the Constitution launched?
9. What success did the Constitution have in fighting with Tripoli?
10. How did Commodore Preble treat Decatur after his capture of the Tripolitan gunboats?
11. How did Captain Isaac Hull get away from the British fleet?
12. How did Captain Hull win a hat from Captain Dacres?
13. How is the Constitution said to have received the name "Old Ironsides"?
14. What kind of welcome did Boston have in store for Captain Hull?
15. What was the hardest battle that "Old Ironsides" had?
16. What was done with the wheel of the Java?
17. Why was not a new wheel put on "Old Ironsides"?
18. How did Captain Bainbridge treat the dying Captain Lambert?
19. What was the Constitution's last battle?
20. What is said of Captain Stewart's seamanship in the last battle of "Old Ironsides"?
21. When was "Old Ironsides" taken to Newport?
22. How was "Old Ironsides" used at Newport?
23. What is a receiving ship? (Consult a large dictionary, under the word "receive" or "receiving.")
24. When was "Old Ironsides" taken to Charlestown?
25. How much of the original ship Constitution still exists?
26. Why were the battles of "Old Ironsides" so important to us as a nation?
27. Why should we continue to preserve "Old Ironsides"?
[CHAPTER XIII]
"OLD HICKORY'S" CHRISTMAS
1. Why were both England and France so jealous of us a century ago?
2. What did England and France do to our merchantmen?
3. Why did we not declare war on Great Britain before 1812?
4. How did our navy compare with England's in 1812?
5. What was England's plan in 1814?
6. What was the character of New Orleans?
7. Who was the "Iron Duke"? (Wellington.)
8. When did the British fleet arrive at the delta of the Mississippi?
9. Why was General Jackson so busy just before Christmas?
10. How was the alarm sounded to the people of New Orleans?
11. Who answered Jackson's call for assistance?
12. Who came from outside New Orleans to help defend the city?
13. How did the riflemen look as they came into town?
14. Why did Jackson plan to attack the British at once?
15. What did the war schooner Carolina do?
16. How were the British reënforced on Christmas day?
17. What did Sir Edward Pakenham think of the task before him?
18. How did Pakenham begin his operations?
19. How did Sir Edward fare when he marched out to get a look at the Americans?
20. What were Jackson's first intrenchments made of?
21. What did Pakenham use for making a redoubt?
22. What happened to Jackson's defenses?
23. Of how much use was Pakenham's redoubt?
24. What did the British now decide to do?
25. What was Jackson's main line of defense?
26. How early did Jackson's men go to their posts on that last Sunday morning?
27. What happened to Sir Edward Pakenham, and to Generals Gibbs and Keane?
28. Why did the British lose so many officers in the battle?
29. How long did the engagement on Sunday morning continue?
30. How many men did the British have in the final action, and how many did the Americans have?
31. How many men did the British lose in the final action, and how many did the Americans lose?
32. What did General Lambert do after the battle?
33. How was "Old Hickory" honored?
34. Why is the victory a sad one to think of?
35. What was the result of the war of 1812?
[CHAPTER XIV]
A HERO'S WELCOME
1. What kind of welcome did we give Lafayette in 1824?
2. Who was Lafayette?
3. Why did Lafayette first come to this country?
4. When did Lafayette first come to this country?
5. Why did Congress accept Lafayette's services?
6. What was the effect of Lafayette's manner and example?
7. How did Lafayette live at Valley Forge?
8. What did Lafayette do on his return to France?
9. What did Lafayette do when peace was declared?
10. When did Lafayette make his third trip to this country?
11. How had our country changed when Lafayette came in 1824?
12. What had been Lafayette's career in his own country?
13. Why did it take Lafayette so long to go from New York to Boston?
14. Who was Dr. Bowditch?
15. How much of our country did Lafayette visit?
16. What did Lafayette do with the laurel wreath presented to him at Yorktown?
17. Can you describe some of the incidents of Lafayette's visit?
18. What did "Lafayetted" mean?
19. What occurred at the tavern in Virginia?
20. How did Lafayette show his affection for Washington?
21. What can you say of the scenes connected with the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill?
22. Who was the orator at the laying of the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monument?
23. How was Lafayette received at the University of Virginia?
24. How did Congress show its gratitude for Lafayette's services during the Revolution?
25. What was the last honor shown the departing guest? (The frigate on which Lafayette sailed for France was named in commemoration of Lafayette's gallantry at the battle of the Brandywine. Although wounded in the leg, Lafayette kept the field till the battle was over. To the surgeon who cared for the injured Lafayette, Washington said, "Take care of him as though he were my son.")