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death of, at the battle of Bennington, ii. 487.

Baylor, Colonel, party of horse under, surprised by General Grey, ii. 643.

Beckwith, Major, mission of, to the United States, in 1790, iii. 158; Washington's opinion of the mission of--action of Washington's cabinet with regard to, iii. 159.

Bedell, Colonel, fort at Chamblée captured by a party under the command of, i. 677; stationed at the Cedars with New Hampshire troops, ii. 148; cowardice of, ii. 148, 149.

Beekman, James, headquarters of General Howe in New York, at the house of, ii. 297.

Belvoir, seat of Honorable William Fairfax, i. 43; mansion of, destroyed by fire, i. 454; regret of Washington for the destruction of, iii. 490.

Bellamy, Mr., agent of Talleyrand in the attempt to extort money from American envoys, iii. 502; astonishment of, at the boldness of the envoys, iii. 503.

Beman, Nathan, Ethan Allen's guide at Ticonderoga, surviving in 1846 (_note_), i. 525.

Bemis's Heights, entrenched camp established on, by Gates, by the advice of Kosciuszko, ii. 522; force and position of the army of Gates at--arrival of Burgoyne in the neighborhood of, ii. 523; inactivity of Gates at, ii. 524; anxiety of Arnold to renew the battle at--comparative loss of the British and Americans in the battle at, ii. 525; retirement of Burgoyne from, ii. 526; second battle near, begun by Morgan and his riflemen, ii. 530.

Bennington, Colonel Baume sent by Burgoyne to seize provisions at,