Battle at Fishing Creek, between Sumter and British, and Defeat of former, [660.]
Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1755--Braddock passes the Monongahela, [477;] Alarm of French--Conflict ensues--Confusion of both Parties--Washington adopts provincial Mode of Fighting--Awful Carnage--Braddock killed, [478;] Utter Defeat of British--Loss and wounded, [479.]
Battle at Fort Duquesne in 1758--Boquet exceeds his Instructions--Grant's attempt to capture Fort Duquesne--Retreats, with great Loss--French pursue and attack Boquet's Camp--Battle ensues, with Loss of British--French burn Fort Duquesne, and escape down the Ohio, [480.]
Battle at Fort Necessity in 1754--Washington strengthens his Position at Fort Necessity--Places his Men outside the Trenches on approach of French--Orders his Men to reserve their Fire--Trenches Hooded by Rain--Desultory Fire all Day by both Parties--Washington capitulates, [476;] The Loss, [477.]
Battle at Fort Washington, New York, in 1776--Howe orders Magaw to surrender Fort Washington--Refused--British commence Cannonade, [825;] Disposition of the Garrison-Plan of Attack--Knyphausen's Assault, [826;] Attack of Stirling and Percy--Surrender of Magaw--Loss, [827.]
Battle of Germantown in 1777--Maneuvers of the two Armies on the Schuylkill--Washington's Plan of attacking Germantown--Calls Council of Officers, [315;] Americans approach the Village--Sullivan attacks British Pickets at Mount Airy--Enemy retreat--Engagement ensues near the Schuylkill--Enemy retreat to Chew's stone House, [316;] Discharge of Musketry upon Americans from within--Lieutenant Smith sent with Flag, demanding Surrender--Shot by British--Chew's House attempted to be tired--The Incendiary shot--Approach of General Greene--Severe Conflict ensues, [317;] Colonel Mathews surrenders--Americans deceived--Abandon the Field--Loss, and Names of Officers killed, [318.]
Battle at Great Bridge, near Norfolk, in 1775--Dunmore constructs Batteries and Intrenchments at Norfolk--Arms Tories and Blacks--Virginians fortify western End of Causeway--Attack of Fordyce--Repulsed by Patriots--Attack of Negroes and Tories, under Leslie, at Great Bridge--Assailants driven off in Confusion to Norfolk Side, [535;] The killed and wounded, [536.]
Battle near Guilford Court House in 1781--Greene invites Cornwallis to Battle, [606;] Approach of Tarleton's Troops--Action ensues near New Garden Meeting-house--Tarleton retreats to the main Army--Lee orders general Retreat--Greene prepares for Battle, [607;] Disposition of his Forces, [608;] Approach of Cornwallis--General Engagement--Flight of the Carolinians--Bravery of Virginians and Marylanders, [609;] Retreat of Marylanders--Colonel Washington puts British to flight--Colonel Stuart slain--O'Hara wounded--British victorious, [610;] Retreat of Americans-- Loss, [611.]
Battle at Gwyn's Island in 1776--Landing of Enemy--Intrenchments--Lewis erects Batteries opposite Enemy's Camp--Gives Signal of Attack, [537;] Discharges successive Shots into the Dunmore--Boatswain killed--Lord Dunmore wounded--Attack on Enemy's Fleet and Works--Ships attempt to escape--Colonel M'Clenahan crosses to the Island--British flee to Ships, leaving their killed and wounded--Loss of British, [538.]
Battle at Hanging Rock in 1780--Attack upon British--Approach of Sumter--Tories disperse, [662;] Patriots victorious--M'Clure killed--Sumter's Retreat--Loss, [663.]