Hampton, Colonel Henry, to watch Orangeburg, vi. 310 Hampton, Colonel Wade, at Dorchester, vi. 311; at Eutaw Springs, vi. 363; rallies the cavalry, vi. 364 Hamtranck, Major, sent after deserters, vii. 258 Hancock, John, president of the provincial Congress, ii. 105; apprised of the movements of troops, ii. 118; president of Congress, ii. 142; ambition to be commander-in-chief, ii. 146; excepted from proffered pardon, ii. 157; invites Washington to become his guest, iii. 77; ordering Gates to the command of the Northern Department, iv. 86; invitation to Washington, vii. 180; reception of Washington, point of etiquette, vii. 181; visit to Washington, vii. 186 Hand, Colonel, retreats before the enemy at Gravesend, iii. 190; prepared for defense, iii. 192; holds the bridge at Throg's Neck, iii. 277 ; intercepts the Hessians, iii. 413; society of the Cincinnati, vii. 8 Hanging Rock successfully attacked by Sumter, vi. 7 Harcourt, Colonel, joins Howe, iii. 288; captures General Lee, iii. 383 Harden, Colonel, scouring the country, vi. 358; battle with Indians, vii. 230 Harmer, Brigadier-General, leads an expedition against the Indians, vii. 229; expedition reported to Congress, vii. 232 Harnage, Major, iv. 334 Harrison, Benjamin, delegated to the General Congress, ii. 72; on committee to confer with Washington, ii. 3c9; member of the board of war and ordnance, iii. 78 Harrison, Colonel Robert H., secretary to Washington, ii. 311; characterized, iii. 45; referee for exchange of prisoners, iii. 58; to Congress predicting the enemy's repulse, iv. 298; appointment of, vii. 163 Hartshorn, Ensign, decoyed into an ambush, vii. 230 Haslet, Colonel John, joins Lord Stirling's brigade, iii. 196; statement of, iii. 205; attempt to take Rogers the renegade, iii. 287; detached to Chatterton's Hill, iii. 293; killed at Princeton, iv. 29 Haviland, Colonel, crosses Lake Champlain, i. 389 Hay, Colonel, to Washington on the protection of the Highlands, iii. 143 Hazard, postmaster, to Gates concerning Lee, iii. 273 ; on the Hessians (note), iv. 43 Hazelwood, Commodore, in the Delaware, iv. 410, 416 Heath, General, takes command of the minute men, ii. 125; appointed brigadier-general, ii. 151; to fortify Lechmore Point, ii. 355; despatched to New York, iii. 54; ou the discipline of Mifflin's troops, iii. 186; retreat from Long Island, iii. 220; to keep guard on New York Island, iii. 241; landing of the British at Throg's Neck, iii. 275; the two armies at White Plains, iii. 297; in command at the Highlands, iii. 308; described, iii. 312 ff.; refuses to obey Lee, iii. 351, 367; to Washington for instructions, iii. 352; military punctilio, iii. 369; advances toward New York, iv. 34; pompous summons to Fort Independence, iv. 36; rebuked by Washington, iv. 37; stationed in the Highlands, v. 287; charmed with French officers, v. 388; commands West Point, vi. 323 Henderson, Lieutenant-Colonel, joins Greene, vi. 359; Henry, Patrick, speech on his resolutions, i. 425; delegate to the General Congress, ii. 72; sets out for Philadelphia, ii. 77; sectional distinctions, ii. 79; speech at the opening of the General Congress, ii. 82; opinion of Washington, ii. 87; speech before the convention at Richmond, ii. 113; letter to, against Washington, v. 63; declines appointment, viii. 106 Herkimer, General, commands in Tryon County, iv. 168; at Oriskany, iv. 245; dispute with his officers, iv. 247; attacked by the enemy, iv. 248; death, iv. 252 Herrick, Colonel, at Bennington, iv. 267 Hertburn, William de, progenitor of the Washingtons, i. 4 Hessians, hired by England, iii. 61; arrive in America, iii. 173; sanguinary fury, iii. 204; reinforce Howe, iii. 288; stationed at Trenton, iii. 394; captured by Washington, iii. 413; treatment, iv. 4; plunder both sides, iv. 43; tactics, iv. 266 Heth, Captain, on the battle of Germantown, iv. 404 Hickey, Thomas, Washington's body guard, iii. 105; convicted and hanged, iii. 107 Highlands, state of defenses, iv. 343 Hill, Lieutenant-Colonel, attacks Colonel Long, iv. 185 Hinman, Colonel, to reinforce Ticonderoga, ii. 254; difficulties with Arnold, ii. 256; in command of Ticonderoga, ii. 261 Hitchcock, Colonel, reinforces Cadwalader, iii. 392 Hobkirk's Hill, affair at, vi. 305 Holbourne, Admiral, demonstration against Louisburg, i. 328 Holmes, Rear-Admiral, i. 378, 379 Hood, Commodore, on the troubles in Boston, ii. 12; to Grenville on the sedition, ii. 26 Hotham, Commodore, convoys expedition against St. Lucia, v. 230 Houdon's bust of Washington (Appendix), viii. 143 ; takes a model of Washington, vii. 61 House of Representatives on the public credit, vii. 161; opposition to Washington, viii. 30; makes provision for the treaty, viii. 36; reply to Washington's last address, viii. 53 Howard, Colonel, under Morgan, vi. 156 Howard, Major, retreating, v. 168; at the battle of the Cowpens, vi. 200 Howe, Lord, in the expedition against Ticonderoga, i. 343; dies while leading the van, i. 344 Howe, Admiral Lord, character and services, iii. 48; arrives at New York, iii. 130; comes as a mediator, iii. 132; plan of compromise, iii. 231; to Franklin on reunion of Great Britain and America, iii. 234; conference with commissioners, iii. 235; conflagration in New York, iii. 256; issues proclamation, iii. 363; to Washington on the treatment of prisoners, iv. 66; gets his fleet into the Delaware, iv. 393; at Sandy Hook, v. 178; brings his fleet to the relief of R. I., v. 201; bears away to New York, v. 204; return to England, v. 212 Howe, General Robert, at Savannah, v. 231; defeated by the British, v. 232 Howe, Major-General, quells mutiny, vi. 176 Howe, Sir William, in the expedition against Quebec, i. 373; ascends the Heights of Abraham, i. 382; arrives at Boston, ii. 157; lands with troops at Moulton's Point, ii. 173; sends for reinforcements, ii. 174; prepares for the assault, ii. 177; makes a feint of attacking the fence, ii. 182; reproached by Congress, ii. 208; description of, ii. 209; intrenched, ii. 212; measures taken, ii. 312; issues proclamation, ii. 313; to Washington concerning Ethan Allen, ii. 350; measures to repress excesses, iii. 19; declines attacking Dorchester Heights, iii. 35; retreat from Boston, iii. 43; steers for Halifax, iii. 47; arrives at New York, iii. III; to his government on the state of affairs, iii. 112; plans for the battle of Long Island, iii. 197; at Throg's Neck, iii. 285; at New Rochelle, iii. 287; postpones the assault, iii. 298; plan of attack on Fort Washington, iii. 330; conduct of the seamen, iii. 341; hears of the capture of the Hessians, iv. 15; contrasted with Washington, iv. 50; to Washington concerning Lee, iv. 57; to Lord Germaine, relative to Lee, iv. 57; prepares to attack Peekskill, iv. 78; crosses to the Jerseys, iv. 134; endeavors to draw Washington out, iv. 142, 145; evacuates the Jerseys, iv. 147; leaves New York, iv. 201; lands from the fleet, iv. 285; issues proclamation, iv. 288; at Elkton, iv. 293; battle of Brandywine, iv. 298; neglects to pursue his advantage, iv. 309; pushes for Philadelphia, iv. 316; halts at Germantown, iv. 317; detaches a force against Billingsport, iv. 393; constructing redoubts on Province Island, v. 13; attacks Fort Mifflin, v. 14; expedition against Fort Mercer, v. 27; preparing to drive Washington beyond the mountains, v. 38; retires to Philadelphia, v. 41; excesses of foraging parties, v. 124; resignation accepted, v. 135; the Mischianza, v. 136 Hubbard, Colonel, at Bennington, iv. 267 Hudson River, defenses of, iii. 9; strategetical position, iii. 126; defenses, iii. 263; British ships move up, iii. 264; opened for the British, iv. 355 Huger, Brigadier-General, at Monk's Corner, v. 354 ; surprised by Tarleton, v. 355; in command on the Pedee, vi. 208; at Guildford Court-House, v. 215, 235 Hughes, Colonel, ordered to impress water craft, iii. 216 Humphreys, Colonel, on preparation for attacking the British posts, vi. 119; accompanies Washington to Mount Vernon, vi. 339; to Washington on the troubles in Massachusetts, vii. 91; meets Washington, vii. 97; inauguration of Washington, vii. 120; Washington's first levee, anecdote, vii. 144 Humpton, Colonel, iv. 314 Huntingdon, Colonel, hangs on the enemy's rear, iv. 106 Huntington, General, to join Varnum, v. 27; on the destitution of the troops, v. 47; society of the Cincinnati, vii. 7 Huntington, Major, iii. 368 I INDIAN Council at Logstown, i. 93, 96 Indian traders, described, i. 61 Indian war dance, i. 51 Indian warfare, v. 216 Indians, leave Braddock, i. 224; outrages of, i. 294; troubles with, ii. 33; visit Washington at Cambridge, ii. 268; murder Miss McCrea, iv. 234 ff.; desert Burgoyne, iv. 240; described by a Hessian, iv. 262; oblige St. Leger to decamp, iv. 276; hostilities west of the Ohio, vi. 412; treaty with Wayne, viii. 28 Innes, Colonel, at Winchester, i. 158; concerning the Indians, i. 224 Iroquois, stand aloof, i. 346 Iredell, James, judge of Supreme Court, vii. 163 Irvine, James, Brigadier-General, taken prisoner, v. 39 J JACK, CAPTAIN, commands hunters, i. 208; at Little Meadows, i. 230, 231 |