The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence

by A. T. Mahan

Sir William Howe moves by way of, against Philadelphia, 1777, [52];

operations in and near, 1781, [169]-174, [177]-185;

British control of, in 1781, prior to arrival of de Grasse, [174];

de Grasse reaches, 1781, [178].

Clinton, Sir Henry, British General, commands land force employed in Carolinas, 1776, [31], [32];

in seizure of Narragansett Bay, [48];

left in command at New York by Howe, 1777, [52];

advance up the Hudson River, 1777, [55];

relieves Howe as Commander-in-Chief in North America, [56], [63];

evacuates Philadelphia, and retreats upon New York, 1778, [63];