175-176; his New York Army, 180-
208; weak in cavalry, 203-204, and
artillery, 205; disapproves Gates's re-
tirement to Ticonderoga, 230; plot to
assassinate him, 247; his position as
servant of Congress, 250; insists on
his military title, 255-257; at Long
Island, 269-292; evacuates New York,
296; at Haerlem Heights, 300; at
White Plains, 312; wholesale deser-
tions of his troops, 333-335, ii. 17–19;
his method of dealing with marauders,
344-346; his share in the disaster at
Fort Washington, ii. 5, 12; retreats
to New Brunswick, 19; abandons the
Jerseys, and crosses the Delaware,
20-21; badly supported by Charles
Lee, 41-56; granted full powers by
Congress, 70, 144; character of his
soldiers, 80; his secret intelligence,
92-95; victorious at Trenton, 97-124,
and Princeton, 125-147; effect of his
successes upon his reputation in
Europe, and his influence in America,
142-143; he re-organises the Conti-
nental army, 144-147; his religious
belief and practice, 316–318.
Washington, Captain William, ii. 76–
77, 107.

Washington, John Augustine, ii. 58.

Watson, Prof. Richard, i. 14.
Wayne, Anthony, ii. 57, 72.
Webster, Daniel, i. 272.
Wellington, Duke of, a strict discipli-
narian, ii. 36-39.
Wentworth, John, ii. 235-236.
Wentworth, Paul, i. 190, 206.
Wesley, Rev. John, i. 5-8, 10, ii. 164,
201, 265-279, 321-323.
West Indies, their interests affected by
the war, i. 60, 62-63.
West Point, i. 200 n. I.
Westchester Loyalists, the, i. 333-349.
Weymouth, Lord, i. 27-28.
White Plains, i. 306–322.
Whitehead, William, i. 103 n., ii. 175
and n.

Wiederhold, Lieut. Andreas, ii. 88-89,
104, 120 n.
Wilkes, John, i. 22, 103, 166, ii. 171,
183 n., 185.
Wilkinson, Major, ii. 66.
Williams, Roger, ii. 281.
Winthrop, John, ii. 302 n.
Witherspoon, Dr. John, i. 158, ii. 31-
33, 305.

Wynkoop, Commodore, i. 234.

YALE COLLEGE plundered by Gov-
ernor Tryon, i. 240; ii. 291, 292 n.