discovers his force retreating, 236;
rebukes Lee and punishes him, 236, 237;
takes command and stops retreat, 237;
repulses British and assumes offensive, 238;
success due to his work at Valley Forge, 239;
celebrates French alliance, 241;
has to confront difficulty of managing allies, 241, 242;
welcomes D'Estaing, 243;
obliged to quiet recrimination after Newport failure, 244;
his letter to Sullivan, 244;