The American War of Independence

admiral Albany Ameri American Revolution André Arnold arrived attack August battalions battle Benedict Arnold Boston British Army Burgoyne Burgoyne's campaign Canada captured Carleton Charleston Chesapeake Colonel colonies colonists column command commander-in-chief congress Cornwallis Crown Point d'Estaing declared defence Delaware detachment enemy England English evacuated expedition fighting fire force Fortescue France frigates Gage garrison Greene guns Hill historians History Howe's Hudson Hughes Independence Indians Island Jersey July June King king's Lafayette Lake Champlain land later letter Lord George Germain loyalists Mahan March ment miles military militia Narrative naval navy North America October officers operations orders Philadelphia position Quebec redoubt regiments reinforcements River Rodney royal sailed sent ships side siege Sir Henry Clinton Sir William soldiers South Carolina Sparks Stamp Act Stopford-Sackville MSS surrender Ticonderoga tion took troops Tyne United Valley Forge Van Tyne Wash Washington West Indies whole wrote York