VOLUME II
By John F. Schroeder and Benson John Lossing
{Editorial note: The title page of the 1903 source for this e-text identifies the author only as "Schroeder-Lossing" without first names or other identification. The available evidence indicates the work was begun by John Frederick Schroeder (1800-1857) and after his death was completed by Benson John Lossing (1813-1891).}
Revised, Enlarged, And Enriched: And With A Special Introduction By Edward C. Towne, B.A.
CONTENTS
[ VOLUME II. PART IV. Washington Continental Commander-in-Chief. 1775-1783. ]
[ CHAPTER X. — WASHINGTON OUT-GENERALS HOWE. 1777. ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — WASHINGTON HOLDS HOWE IN CHECK. 1777. ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — BURGOYNE'S INVASION OF NEW YORK PUNISHED BY SCHUYLER AND GATES. 1777. ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE. 1777, 1778. ]
[ CHAPTER XIV. — MONMOUTH. 1778. ]
[ CHAPTER XV. — WASHINGTON DIRECTS A DESCENT ON RHODE ISLAND. 1778. ]
[ CHAPTER XVI. — WASHINGTON PREPARES TO CHASTISE THE INDIANS. 1778. ]
[ CHAPTER XVII. — WASHINGTON'S OPERATIONS IN THE NORTHERN STATES. 1779. ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII. — CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH—ARNOLD'S TREASON. 1780. ]
[ CHAPTER XIX. — OPERATIONS AT THE SOUTH. 1780. ]
[ CHAPTER XX. — PREPARATIONS FOR THE CAMPAIGN. 1781. ]
[ CHAPTER XXI. — THE CAMPAIGN AT THE SOUTH. 1781. ]
[ CHAPTER XXII. — THE CAMPAIGN AT THE SOUTH CONCLUDED. 1781. ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII. — WASHINGTON CAPTURES CORNWALLIS. 1781. ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV. — CLOSE OF THE WAR. 1782-1783. ]
[ PART V. WASHINGTON A PRIVATE CITIZEN. ]
[ CHAPTER I. — WASHINGTON'S RETURN TO PRIVATE LIFE. 1783-1784. ]
[ CHAPTER II. — WASHINGTON PRESIDES AT THE FORMATION OP THE CONSTITUTION. 1785-1788. ]
[ PART VI. — WASHINGTON AS PRESIDENT AND IN RETIREMENT. ]
[ CHAPTER I. — THE ELECTION. 1789. ]
[ CHAPTER II. — THE ADMINISTRATION FORMED. 1789. ]
[ CHAPTER III. — THE PUBLIC CREDIT ESTABLISHED. 1789-1790. ]
[ CHAPTER IV. — THE NATIONAL BANK ESTABLISHED. 1790. ]
[ CHAPTER V. — POLITICAL PARTIES DEVELOPED. 1791-1792. ]
[ CHAPTER VI. — WASHINGTON INAUGURATES THE SYSTEM OF NEUTRALITY. 1793. ]
[ CHAPTER VII. — WASHINGTON SENDS JAY TO ENGLAND. 1793-1794. ]
[ CHAPTER VIII. — WASHINGTON QUELLS THE WESTERN INSURRECTION. 1794. ]
[ CHAPTER IX. — WASHINGTON SIGNS JAY'S TREATY. 1794-1795. ]
[ CHAPTER X. — WASHINGTON MAINTAINS THE TREATY-MAKING POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE. ]
[ CHAPTER XI. — WASHINGTON RETIRES FROM THE PRESIDENCY. 1796-1797. ]
[ CHAPTER XII. — WASHINGTON APPOINTED LIEUTENANT-GENERAL. 1797-1798. ]
[ CHAPTER XIII. — LAST ILLNESS, DEATH, AND CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON. 1799. ]