Chapter 76

Neal's lines on the fortification of--fire opened upon, from ships-of-war, i. 557; excitement in Boston during the cannonade upon, i. 558: troops at, reinforced by Stark's regiment--New England flag hoisted at (_note_), i. 559; preparations for the attack upon, i. 560; suspicion of treachery among the defenders of--arrival of Doctor Warren and General Pomeroy at, i. 561; arrival of Colonel Stark at the rail-fence breastwork at--British plan of attack upon, i. 563; carnage among the British at, i. 564; second attack upon, under General Howe, i. 565; second retreat of the British from--numerous spectators of the battle on, i. 560; watched by Sir Henry Clinton from Copp's hill--failure of ammunition of Americans at, i. 567; rapid retreat of the Americans from, i. 569; terrible price paid by the British for their victory at--immense gain of the Americans by the battle of--British loss at, according to General Gage (_note_), i. 570.

Bridport, Lord, flags of the fleet of, at Torbay, lowered to half-mast, at the death of Washington, iii. 570.

Brienne, Marchioness de, ball in honor of Washington directed by, iii. 110.

Brier Creek, General Ashe surprised by Prevost at, ii. 651.

Brooke, Governor, letter of Washington to, in relation to education, iii. 333.

Brooklyn, defensive works prepared by General Greene at, ii. 171; appeal made by Washington to the troops at (_note_), ii. 203; Sullivan superseded in command at, by Putnam--disorderly conduct of the troops at, on the approach of the British, ii. 264; description of the defensive works in the neighborhood of--roads in the rear of--minute description of the defensive works near, where to be found (_note_), ii. 265; plan of the British march upon, ii. 266; Putnam's camp at, visited by Washington, ii. 267; American works at, taken possession of by the British, ii. 285.

Brougham, Lord, panegyric pronounced by, upon the character of Washington, iii. 581.

Broughton, Captain, the first naval commission granted to, by Washington, in 1795, i. 740.

Brown, Doctor, of Port Tobacco, Washington attended by, in his last illness, iii. 554.

Brown, Major John, sent by General Schuyler into Canada as confidential agent, i. 659; letter of, to Governor Trumbull, in relation to the invasion of Canada--report of, as to the defenceless condition of Canada, i. 660; unauthorized attempt made upon Montreal by, in concert with Ethan Allen, i. 672.

Brunswick, duke of, mercenaries furnished by, ii. 6.

Brunswick, one bed occupied by Franklin and Adams at, ii. 290; critical position of the American army at, ii. 346; disappointment of Cornwallis in not finding Washington at, ii. 392; headquarters of Sir William Howe at, ii. 443.

Brush, Crean, ordered by Howe to seize clothing in Boston, ii. 70.

Buchan, earl of, box of the oak that sheltered Wallace recommitted to, by the will of Washington, iii. 539.

Buffalo river, fort built on, by the French, in 1752, i. 74.

Buford, Colonel, massacre of a body of troops under, by Colonel Tarleton, ii. 676.

Bull, Governor, letters of the British government to, seized and sent to Congress, i. 500.

Bunker's hill, occupied by the British the night after the battle of Lexington, i. 510; fortification of, intrusted to Colonel Prescott, i. 556; intrenchments commenced on, by Putnam, i. 559; battle of, see _Breed's hill_; cruel treatment by General Gage, of prisoners taken at, i. 630; General Sir Henry Clinton placed in command of a redoubt on, i. 744.

Burgoyne, General, biographical notice of, i. 620; interview with General Lee proposed by, i. 630; intelligence of the movements of, in Canada, sent to Washington by Schuyler--doubts of Washington as to the force of, ii. 453; New York invaded by, ii. 459; composition of the army of--doubts of Schuyler as to the intentions of--Indians unwillingly employed by, ii. 460; faithlessness of the Indians employed by, ii. 481, 485; Crown Point taken possession of by, pompous proclamation issued by,