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disappointments and difficulties of--appoints Washington his aid-de-camp, i. 146; irritation of, at the indifference of the colonies, i. 147; Franklin in the camp of, at Fredericktown--his extreme confidence of success--conversation of Franklin with, in relation to his expedition, i. 148; Franklin urged by, to procure wagons for the use of the army, i. 149; his commendation of Washington and Franklin, i. 150; war-dance of Indians in the camp of, at Will's Creek--effective force of, at Will's Creek, i. 151; names of men afterward distinguished, in the camp of, i. 152; delay at Will's Creek fatal to, i. 156; slow march of the army of, i. 157; advice of Washington to, to press forward rapidly, i. 158; illness of Washington on his march with--Washington left at the Youghiogany by the orders of, i. 159; continued fears of ambuscades in the army of, i. 160; son of Monacatoocha killed by grenadiers of, by mistake, i. 161; funeral honors paid by, to the son of Monacatoocha, i. 162; his fatal rejection of Indian aid--forces of, greatly exaggerated in the French camp, i. 163; location of the camp of, on the eve of his defeat, i. 165; details of the defeat of, i. 166-170; bravery displayed by, on the field of battle, i. 168; mortal wound received by, i. 169; death of, near Great Meadows, on the 14th of July, 1755--funeral service at the grave of, read by Washington--grave of, still to be seen (_note_), i. 171; depressing influence of the memory of the defeat of, i. 205.

Bradford, a leader in the Whiskey Insurrection, iii. 310; in favor of forming an independent western state, iii. 316.

Bradford, William, successor of Randolph as attorney-general, iii. 289; lines written by, on the sufferings of Lafayette, iii. 373.

Bradstreet, Colonel, expedition of, against Fort Frontenac--assistance lent to, by General Stanwix--joined by Red Head and his Indian warriors, i. 267; surrender of the fort to--malignant fever among the troops of, i. 268; Detroit relieved by, in 1764, i. 320.

Brand, bishop of Quebec, refusal of, to issue a _mandement_ in the interest of the British government, i. 644.

Brandywine, movements of the American and British armies in the neighborhood of, ii. 501; battle of--Lafayette a volunteer in the battle of, ii. 505; Lafayette wounded at the battle of, ii. 506; skilful movement of General Greene at the battle of--retreat of the American army from, to Chester, ii. 507; opinion of General Knox in regard to the battle of--Sullivan censured for allowing himself to be surprised at--killed and wounded at the battle of--letter of Washington to Congress, in relation to the battle at, ii. 508; conspicuous bravery of Count Pulaski at the battle of, ii. 510.

Brant, Joseph, biographical notice of (_note_), ii. 106.

Brant, and Walter Butler, Cherry Valley desolated by, ii. 642.

Breadstuffs, neutral vessels carrying, seized by the cruisers of England and France in 1793, iii. 272.

Breakfast-hour of Washington, iii. 586.

Breck, Samuel, his reminiscences of Washington's visit to Boston in 1789 (_note_), iii. 130.

Breed's hill, fortified by Colonel Prescott, instead of Bunker's hill,