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Abercrombie, James, 32
Acland, Major John Dyke, 4, 221
Active, 253
Adams, John
Board of War and, 184
Boston Massacre and, 66
challenges for, 328, 341
Continental Congress and, 81, 294
on French alliance, 229
honor and, 263
promotions and, xix, 174
Adams, Sam, 72, 172
Adolphus, Gustavus, 285
Albany, 2–9, 31–39, 97–99, 184–200, 208–209, 220–226
Allen, Enos, 58
Allen, Ethan, 84–85, 110, 125–126, 270, 284–285
Allen, Joseph, 85
Allen, Mary, 85
Allen, Colonel Solomon, 317, 320
Amherst, General Jeffrey, 88, 109
Anderson, Fred, 37
Anderson, John, 286, 308–309, 317–320, 331. See also André, Major John
André, Major John
arrest of, 319–322
code name for, 286, 308–309, 317–320, 331
courier for, 284
death of, 337–338, 342
escape route of, 315, 317–320
execution of, xvii, 331, 337–338, 342
fate of, 331–339, 341–343
as soldier, 128, 243
as spy, 284–293, 301–325
treason and, 301–313, 320–322
Andrews, Joseph, 286, 291. And see Major John André
Aquidneck Island, 168, 171
Armstrong, Major John, 2, 216, 225
Arnold, Benedict
anti-French feelings of, 28–32, 38–40, 50–51
apprenticeship of, xvi, xviii, 27–31, 34, 40–46
arrest of, 57–59, 267
betrayal by, xii
birth of, 14
business career of, 20–25, 41–44, 46–68, 106, 135–136, 181
campaigns of, xvi, 74–96, 108–115, 119–124, 131–166, 169
charges against, 270–274
childhood of, xvi, 14–18
code name of, 285–300
Continental Army and, xix, 183, 245, 254, 289
Continental Congress and, 93–98, 102–110, 139, 239–240, 268
corresponding with British, 285–303, 358
courier for, 284, 302
court martial against, xi, xvi, xix, 11, 75, 150–155, 167, 260–285, 290–292, 325, 356
death of, 353
defection of, xiv–xviii, 278, 304, 322–323, 328–329, 355–359
duels and, 67–69, 89, 154, 256, 351–352
enemies of, xvi–xix, 4, 9, 16, 67–68, 88–91, 94, 101, 110, 138–139, 145, 150–153, 167–171, 175, 179, 184, 192–194, 204–205, 264–265, 277–279, 289, 355–357
escape route of, 315, 322–323
exile of, xvii, 350–353
expectations of, 11–22
father of, xvi, xviii, 11–28, 42–49, 59, 356
first wife of, 53, 60–64, 67–70, 98–100
flight of, xi, xvii, xx, 316–317, 321–330, 342–344
freemasonry membership of, 52
George Washington and, xiv–xx, xvi, 8–9, 105–115, 120–122, 131–132, 138–143, 168–198, 204, 218, 235, 240–276, 280–285, 292–299, 304–310, 316–328, 338, 340, 344, 356–357
as governor, 240–258
Henry Clinton and, 285–288, 294, 309, 311–313, 347–348
as hero, xii–xvi, 1–3, 9, 166–169, 175–180, 218, 245, 323, 339, 355–356, 359
honor and, xii, xviii, 1–12, 21, 74–83, 355–359
Horatio Gates and, 144, 150–158, 168–169
injuries of, xv, 1–4, 10, 134–135, 223–226
marriages of, 60–64, 258–259
memorial to, xx
mother of, 13–27, 43, 53, 259
navy plans of, 250–253, 256, 292, 356
Pennsylvania Executive Council and, xix, 240, 243–259, 262–266, 271–274, 279–282, 327–330, 355–356
Philip Schuyler and, xvi, 9, 97–99, 102, 152–153, 157, 167, 171, 240, 296–297
plot of, 291, 295–301, 307–317, 321–335, 341–342, 351–353
as politician, 240–258
promotions and, 7–8, 138–140, 173–183, 236, 278, 356
reprimanding, 274–275
resignation of, 177–178, 184, 192–194, 265, 274, 279, 287, 358
rumors about, 67–69
schooling for, xvi, xviii, 16–22
second wife of, xi–xvii, 258–259, 267, 284–292, 299, 305–307, 316–317, 323–330, 335, 346, 350–353, 358
self-defense of, 272–274
serving country, 74–96, 108–115, 119–124, 131–166, 181–183
shipping business and, 20–25, 41–44, 47–59, 62–68, 100, 148–149, 192, 358
sister of, 9, 17–18, 23, 43–45, 49–51, 63, 67, 95, 99–100, 136, 146–151, 167–170, 238, 259, 279, 305–306, 328–329, 350, 353
sons of, 62, 69, 100, 169, 239, 246–248, 259, 279, 289, 292, 305–306, 328–329, 346, 350–353
treason and, xi–xiii, xvii, 166, 245, 266, 301–313, 320–321
wilderness expeditions and, xvi, 108–115, 119–124, 131–139, 169
Arnold, Benedict (father), xvi, xviii, 11–28, 42–49
Arnold, Edward Shippen (son), 247–248, 292, 305–306
Arnold, Governor Benedict (great-grandfather), 12, 247
Arnold, Hannah (sister)
annuity for, 352–353
correspondence with, 95, 99, 136, 146–150
court martial and, 279
exile of Benedict and, 350
family of, 9, 17–18, 43–45
flight of Benedict and, 328–329
French suitor of, 50–51
rumors and, 67
shipping business and, 63, 100–101, 148, 238
sons of Benedict and, 169, 259, 279, 305–306, 328–329, 350, 352–353
Arnold, Hannah Waterman (mother), 13–27, 43, 53, 259
Arnold, Henry (son), 62, 100, 305, 328, 350, 352–353
Arnold, Isaac Newton, xiv, 1, 202
Arnold, James Robertson, 346
Arnold, Margaret Mansfield (first wife), 53, 60–64, 67–70, 98–100
Arnold, Margaret Shippen “Peggy.” See also Shippen, Margaret
courtship of, 250–257
early years of, 246–249
exile of Benedict and, 350–353
family of, 246–249
flight of Benedict and, 316–317, 323–325, 327–330
George Washington and, 316–317, 335
managing household, 289, 350–353, 358
marriage of, 258–259
meeting Benedict Arnold, 249
rumors about, 299, 325–327
sons of, 289, 292, 305–307, 346
treason and, xi–xv
understanding, xi–xvii
Arnold, Oliver, 12–14, 48
Arnold, Richard (son), 62, 100, 350, 352–353
Austin, Polly, 70
Avery, Rufus, 347–348
B
Babcock, Adam, 50, 69–70
Babcock, Dr. Joshua, 50
Balcarras, Earl, 223
Baldwin, Colonel Jeduthan, 209
Battersby, Captain, 337
Baum, Colonel Friedrich, 206–208
Bedel, Colonel Timothy, 142
Beebe, Dr. Lewis, 153
Bemis Heights, 1–4, 10, 202, 209–210
Bennington, 86, 204–208
Berkshire Mountains, 83
Betsy, 92–93
Bigelow, Major Timothy, 111
Blackstone, William, xviii, 172, 288
Blakeslee, Titley, 57
Board of War, 173, 183–184, 235–237, 256, 338
Boileau, Nicholas, vii
Boles, Peter, 56–58
Boston Massacre, 66, 70–71, 77, 173
Bouchette, Captain Jean Baptiste, 130
Bowler, Metcalf, 285
Bradstreet, John, 103
Brandywine, 235, 269
Brant, Chief Joseph, 199
Brant, Molly, 199
Bray, Asa, 2, 225
Breed’s Hill, 103–104
Breymann, Colonel, 224
Breymann Redoubt, 223–224
British army
challenges of, 32
corresponding with, 285–303, 358
defection to, xiv–xviii, 278, 304, 322–323, 328–329, 355–359
serving with, xii, xx, 80, 103–104, 108, 125–126
support for, 53–54, 117, 142
surrender of, 6, 226–227, 232–235, 350
vulnerability of, 2
West Point plot and, 295–301, 307–317, 331–332, 341–342
Brooks, Lieutenant Colonel John, 218, 223
Brown, Dr. James, 5
Brown, John
as agent, 82
as enemy of Arnold, 94, 101, 110, 138–139, 150–151, 167–168, 171, 175, 184, 192–194
Fort Ticonderoga and, 87–91, 94–97, 151
secret journeys of, 118, 125–126
Brown University, 168
Bunker Hill, 103, 206
Burd, Edward “Neddy,” 247, 267, 330
Burgoyne, General John
correspondence with, 163, 212–213
New York and, 184–197, 219–220, 235, 256, 273
reinforcements against, 235
rescuing, xx, 2, 6
Burke, Edmund, 230
Burr, Aaron, 111, 326
Butterfield, Major John, 142
C
Cahoon, Joseph, 312
Cahoon, Samuel, 311–312
Cambridge, 74, 79–81, 94–96, 102–113, 119, 132, 206
Campbell, Captain George, 267
Campbell, John, Lord Loudoun, 31–33
Canterbury, 16–17, 22, 30
Cape Diamond, 133
Carleton, General Sir Guy, 111, 116–117, 130, 160
Carlisle Commission, 230–232, 282, 358
Carlton, 160–161, 163
Carroll, Charles, 141
Carroll, Reverend John, 141
Casparus Mabie Tavern, 333
Catamount Tavern, 86
Cedars, The, 142, 144
Chambers, Colonel Stephen, 267
Charles I, King of England, 77, 171
Charles II, King of England, 231, 286
Charles River, 80, 103
Charming Nancy, 252, 272
Chase, Samuel, 141
Chatham, William Pitt Lord, 32, 231
Chaudiere River, 108, 120
Cheeseman, Captain Jacob, 136
Chestnut Neck, 253
Chew, Peggy, 288
Christie, General Gabriel, 33
Church, Dr. Benjamin, 105, 285
Cilley, Colonel Joseph, 221
Clarke, Sir Francis, 219, 223
Clarkson, Matthew, 204
Benedict Arnold and, 285–288, 294, 309, 311–313, 347–348
capturing Charleston, 335, 344
correspondence with, 212–213, 219–220, 230–232, 284–286, 322–323, 335–337, 340
New York and, 6, 212–213
report to, 347–348
West Point and, 298–299
Coercive Acts, 230
Cogswell, Reverend James, 16, 22
Cohen, Eliot, xvii, 126
Colburn, Captain Oliver, 114
College of New Jersey, 247
College of Rhode Island, 168
Concord, 72–78, 86, 93, 104, 118, 341, 348
Congress, 160–165
Connecticut River, 85
Conspiracy, 288–289, 301–325, 337
Continental Army/Continentals
Benedict Arnold and, xix, 183, 245, 254, 289
formation of, xix–xx
intelligence about, 289, 348
militia and, 200, 210, 254, 272, 295
officers of, xiii, 109, 183, 237, 245, 325, 340, 348, 356
training, 237
troops of, 4, 221, 229
Continental Congress
court martial and, 291
Fort Ticonderoga and, 94–98
George Washington and, 81
Intolerable Acts and, 71
John Adams and, 81
promotions by, 139, 173–174, 190
Quebec Act and, 118
ratifying treaties, 227–235
role of, xix, 102–110, 173–174, 227–240, 357
seeking help from, 268
supporters in, 207–208
Convention, 253
Conway, Thomas, 173, 236–238
“Conway Cabal,” 238
Cornwallis, General Charles, 342, 350
Court martial, xi, xvi, xix, 11, 75, 150–155, 167, 260–285, 290–292, 325, 356
Cromwell, Oliver, xiv, xvi, 171, 245, 285, 357
Croskie, Captain, 68–69
D
Dacres, Lieutenant James, 166
Dalrymple, Sir John, 231
Danbury, 181
Dartmouth, William, Lord, 88, 128, 131
de Champlain, Samuel, 129
de Vaudreuil, Marquis, 31, 38
Dead River, 120, 122
Deane, Barnabas, 104
Deane, Silas, 104–105, 110, 261, 285, 293–295, 350
Dearborn, Captain Henry, 1, 5, 210–211, 219, 221, 224–225
DeBlois, Elizabeth “Betsy,” 170, 238–239, 249
Declaration of Independence, 11, 52, 187, 241–242, 249, 266, 341
Declaratory Act, 65
Defection, xiv–xviii, 278, 304, 322–323, 328–329, 355–359
Delancey, Captain James, 39
Delaware River, 169, 191, 208, 246, 252
d’Estaing, Charles Henri Hector, Comte, 231
Dickinson, John, 243
Digby, Lieutenant William, 6, 165, 223–224
Döhla, Johann, 341
“Don’t Tread on Me” flag, 162, 164–165
Dryden, John, 49
Duels, 67–69, 89, 111, 154, 256, 269, 351–352
Dundas, Colonel Thomas, 343
E
Easton, Colonel James
as commander, 87
as enemy of Arnold, 94, 101, 138–139
Fort Ticonderoga and, 87, 89, 94, 97
Egg Harbor, 253, 257
Elliot, Lieutenant-General George, 334
English Bill of Rights, 54, 66, 171–172
Enos, Lieutenant Colonel Roger, 111, 122, 132, 141, 152
Enterprise, 156
Eustis, Dr. William, 309, 317
Ewald, Captain Johann, vii, 342–346
F
Fell, 130–131
Foot Guards, 72, 75, 78–79, 169. See also Militia
Forsey, Hannah, 24
Fort Anne, 210
Fort Arnold, 296
Fort Bull, 32
Fort Carillon, 36, 87
Fort Chambly, 126–127, 153–154
Fort Crown Point
attack on, 80–82, 87–88, 156, 160–165
capture of, 165, 184
governorship of, 92
successes at, 92, 95, 101, 104, 107–110
Fort Dayton, 201
Fort Edward, 33–39, 194–197, 205–206, 210
Fort Frontenac, 103
Fort Griswold, 346–347
Fort Oswego, 31, 186
Fort Putnam, 296, 321, 331
Fort Saint Jean, 119
Fort St. Johns, 92–93, 100, 125–133, 145, 156
Fort Schuyler, 196
Fort Stanwix, xvi, 196–205, 220
Fort Sullivan, 294
Fort Ticonderoga
abandoning, 184, 268–270
attack on, 80–82, 87–88
capture of, xvi, 32, 80–97, 99–103, 106–110, 184, 197–200
governorship of, 92
holding, 203
journey to, 165–169
retaking, 210–213
successes at, 92, 95, 107
surrender of, 191–192, 198
Fort Trumbull, 163, 346–347
Fort Washington, 168–169
Fort Western, 120–121
Fort William Henry, 31–35, 38–39, 85, 189, 228
Fortescue, J. W., xii, xix, 166, 222, 229, 278, 314, 332
Fortune, 50–51, 56
Foster, Captain Jedediah, 142–144
Fox, Charles, 351
Fox, Edward, 285
Franklin, Benjamin, 52, 137, 141, 150, 243, 285, 294, 341
Franks, Major David Solebury, 246, 254, 259, 289, 309–310, 316–317, 321–329
Fraser, Brigadier General Simon, 191, 195–196, 210–212, 221–224
Freeman, Isaac, 210
Freeman’s Farm, 3, 210–211
Freemasonry, 52
French and Indian War, 4, 19, 29–44, 49–53, 76, 80, 85, 103, 108
Fuller, Asa, 24
G
Gage, General Thomas, 71–74, 88, 108, 117–120, 142, 186, 285
Gansevoort, Colonel Peter, 199
Gatchell, John, 108
Gates, General Horatio
battles and, xv, xx, 2–7
Benedict Arnold and, 144, 150–158, 168–169
Board of War and, 173
correspondence with, 144, 166–169
defeat of, 305–308, 328
honors for, 2–7, 10, 222–225, 235–238, 279, 356
Lake Champlain and, 179–180
Philip Schuyler and, 152, 157, 180, 190, 197–198
reports to, 150–158
role of, 109, 176, 190–192
supporters of, 198–225
General McDougall, 238
George I, King of England, 48
George III, King of England, 71, 76–77, 100, 187, 228
Germain, Lord George, 185–186, 202–204, 211, 230, 285
Germantown, 235–236, 269
Giles, Major, 289
Glover, John, 151, 208, 210, 212, 223
Graves, Vice Admiral Samuel, 119
Great Carrying Place, 120–121
Great Warpath, 88–89, 92–93, 107–108, 296
Green Mountain Boys, 83, 84, 86, 91, 94, 104, 207
Greene, Major Christopher, 111, 122
Greene, General Nathanael, 177, 261, 304, 307, 328, 335–336
Grey, General Charles, 286
H
Haldimand, Major General Frederick, 88
Hale, Nathan, 331–332
Hamilton, Alexander, xv, 111, 237, 310, 316, 326, 333, 336
Hancock, John, 52, 72, 139, 154, 192–193, 214
Hand’s Cove, 90
Hawke, Edward Lord, 351
Hawley, Captain David, 160
Hay, Udney, 209
Hazen, Colonel Moses, 153–155, 167
Heath, General William, 348–349
Hele, Lieutenant Christopher, 282
Hendricks, Captain William, 111–112
Henry, John Joseph, 112, 123
Henry, Patrick, 235
Herkimer, Brigadier General Nicholas, 199–201
Heron, William, 285
Hessians, 2, 160, 169, 186, 189, 197, 318, 341–342
Hide, Justice Richard, 24
Hingham, 9, 12
Hinman, Colonel Benjamin, 94–96
Hobby, Remington, 108
Honor
denigrating, xviii, 7–10, 175–184
dire events and, 116–128
duels and, 61–73
price of, xii, 1–10, 356–359
public calamity and, 99–115
quest for, xviii, 1–12, 21
serving country and, 74–83
Howe, Major General Robert
correspondence with, 203
court martial and, 269, 274
duel and, 269
mission of, 80, 186–187, 192
New York and, 213, 219–220
West Point and, 303
Hudson River
advances along, 3, 32, 142, 205, 208, 213, 284, 322–323
command posts on, 183–186, 194, 209–210, 295–306
crossing, 205, 209–210
escape route along, 315
intelligence about, 290–291
jurisdiction over, 85
map of, 217, 315
West Point and, 295–301, 322–323
Huguenot, 302
Huntington, Lieutenant Colonel Jedediah, 357
I
Île aux Noix, 126–127
Import duties, 51, 53–56, 59, 61, 65, 76–77
Indians
Boston Massacre and, 70–71
forces of, xx, 115, 119, 127–128, 142–143, 159, 186, 206, 210–211
French and Indian War, 4, 19, 29–44, 49–53, 76, 80, 85, 103, 108
Huron Indians, 194–196
massacre by, 194–201
meeting with, 124
Mohegan Indians, 13–15, 23
Inflexible, 156, 160–161
Ingersoll, Jared, 55–58, 64, 67, 85, 278
Intolerable Acts, 71–72, 76, 118
Irvine, William, 270
Isle La Motte, 125
J
James River, 343
Jameson, John, 308, 317, 320–321, 325
Jay, John, 52, 257, 273, 279, 341
Jefferson, Thomas, 341, 344
Jersey, 164
Jewett, Dr., 15
Jockey Hollow, 262
Johnstone, George, 233
Jones, David, 195
Jones, John Paul, 52
Jonson, Ben, 49
K
Kennebec River, 108, 114–115, 120
Kennebec Valley, 114
King, Absolom, 13–14
King, Lieutenant Joshua, 321
Knox, Colonel Henry, 170, 177, 234, 242, 269–270, 316, 321–322
Knox, Lucy, 170
Knyphausen, General Wilhelm von, 307, 341
Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, 209, 295
L
La Chine, Quebec, 153
La Chute River, 32–33
La Corne, St. Luc, 189, 196
Lafayette, Major General Marquis de, xix, 293–294, 316, 321–322, 356–357
Lake Champlain
attacks at, 30–32, 92–95, 155–157
location of, 87–88, 147, 155
map of, 147
militia at, 131
protecting, 142–144, 150
successes at, xvi, 93, 95–97, 107, 175, 179–180, 185–186, 250
Lake George, 30–33, 87–88, 150, 155, 205
Lamb, John, 169, 170, 205, 234, 304
Lamb, Roger, 6
Larvey, Corporal James, 323
Lathrop, Daniel, 26–27
Lathrop, Jerusha, 27
Lathrop, Joshua, 26
Latimer, Colonel Jonathan, 216
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Lord, 351
Laurens, Henry, 8, 54, 232, 234
Laurens, John, 228, 325
Lea, Russell M., xiv
Learned, General Ebenezer, 200, 208, 210, 212, 216, 219–222
Ledyard, Colonel William, 347–349
Lee, Charles, 109, 140, 155, 285
Lee, Richard Henry, 176, 180, 236
Lee, William, 293–294
Lexington, 72–78, 86, 93, 118, 341, 348
Libel, 67, 184
Liberty, 92–93, 156–157
Lincoln, General Benjamin, 5, 8, 176, 206–207, 210, 213, 295
Livingston, Colonel James, 133, 306
Livingston, Major Henry Brockholst, 204, 214
Livingston, Robert, 128
Locke, John, 49
Lord, Reverend Benjamin, 14
Louis XVI, King of France, 227–228
Louisbourg, 32
Loyal Convert, 160
M
MacPherson, Captain John, 136
Mansfield, Margaret, 53, 60, 100. See also Arnold, Margaret Mansfield
Mansfield, Samuel, 52–53, 61, 100, 170
Maria, 160
Marshall, Colonel Thomas, 214
Martin, James Kirby, xiv
Martin, Joseph Plumb, 314
Mason, George, 357
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 12, 71
Massachusetts Charter, 71, 77–78
Massachusetts Committee of Safety, 74–75, 91, 93
Matlack, Timothy, 243, 254–258, 272
Mattoon, Ebenezer, 224
Maxwell, Brigadier General William, 179–180
McCrea, Jane, 194–196, 199
McDougall, General Alexander, 182, 238
McHenry, Captain James, 310
McNeil, Mrs. Sarah, 195
Mease, James, 252
Meigs, Major Return Jonathan, 111, 137, 309
Mifflin, Thomas, 235
Militia
Canadian militia, 31, 119, 126–127, 131, 135, 140
citizen militia, xviii, 66–67, 71–74, 80–81, 106, 119, 171
Connecticut militia, xix, 2, 9, 14, 28–41, 51, 78, 85, 181–182, 207–213, 225
Continental Army and, 200, 210, 254, 272, 295
Fairfax militia, 106, 112
Maine militia, 114
Minutemen and, 71–72
mob of, 267
New England militia, 33, 198
New Hampshire militia, 114
New Haven militia, 72, 75, 78–79, 169
New York militia, 39, 203, 208, 221
Norwich militia, 30–34
training, 254–256
Minutemen, 71–72
Mississippi River, 30
Mohawk River, 186, 196–197, 208–209
Mohawk Valley, 30, 184, 196, 238
Mohegan Indians, 13–15, 23
Monk, George, 231, 285
Monk, Gustavus, 277, 285–300. See also Arnold, Benedict
Monroe, James, 52
Montcalm, Major-General Louis-Joseph, 31–39
Montgomery, Brigadier General Richard, 109, 117, 125–145, 153–156, 168, 199, 270
Montreal
attack on, 126–130
command of, 141–145
possession of, 31, 107–109, 130–135
supplies taken from, 152–154, 175–176, 258
Montresor, Colonel John, 108–109, 115
Morgan, Daniel, 111, 169
Morris, Robert, 243, 267, 299
Mott, Captain Edward, 84
Mount Pleasant, 259
Mount Vernon, 236
Munro, Lieutenant Colonel George, 35–36
Mutiny Act, 172
N
Natanis, Chief, 124
Neilson, John, 209
New Hampshire Grants, 85
New Haven
business career in, 46–62, 106, 135–136, 181
family in, 95, 99–101, 149–150, 169–170, 180–181, 263, 312–313
house in, 100, 312–313, 329
militia in, 72, 75, 78–79, 169
recuperating in, 9, 226, 263
return to, 99–101, 105–106, 180–181, 226, 239, 263
rumors in, 66–67
schooling in, 16, 89
New York, 161, 163–164
New York, defending, 1–10, 184–200, 202–229
Newburyport, 114–115
Newport, 21, 168, 297, 300
Nixon, John, 210, 219
Norridgewock Falls, 121
Norris’s Tavern, 262, 274
North, Frederick Lord, 229
North Castle, 317, 320
Norwich
family in, 13–26, 41–43, 59, 69
hometown of, 13–26, 41–45, 216, 346–347
militia in, 30–34
plague in, 17–18
return to, 21–22, 49–50
rioting in, 328
O
Odell, Reverend Jonathan, 286
Ohio Valley, 30, 33
Oliver, Lieutenant Governor Andrew, 81
Olmsted, Gideon, 253
Oriskany, 199–200
Oswald, Eleazer, 169
Otis, James, 52
P
Palmer, Dave R., xiv
Parsons, Colonel Samuel, 80, 86–87, 284
Paterson, John, 210, 214
Paulding, John, 318–319
Peekskill, 183, 205, 309–310
Peggy, 100
Pennsylvania Executive Council, xix, 240, 243–259, 262–266, 271–274, 279–282, 327–330, 355–356
Pennsylvania Packet, 257–258
Philadelphia, 161
Philbrick, Nathaniel, xiv
Pitt, William Lord Chatham, 32, 231
Point Levi, 124
Pointe-aux-Trembles, 130
Polly, 181
Poor, Colonel Enoch, 152–154, 208–212, 221
Potts, Dr. Jonathan Potts, 5
Pownall, Governor Thomas, 35
Prescott, General Richard, 126–127
Princeton, 169, 190
Princeton University, 247
Pringle, Lieutenant Thomas, 156, 160
Prior, Matthew, 49
Providence, 163–164
Putnam, General Israel, 79–80, 284
Q
Quebec Act, 71, 117–118
Quebec City
attack on, 2, 105–109, 116, 125, 131–141, 223, 270
complaints about, 151–152
defending, 31–32, 38
expedition to, 3, 100, 105–111, 120–123, 151–155, 169–170, 183
location of, 129–130
possession of, 141–144
success at, 128, 175
voyages to, 50, 63
R
Randall, Willard Sterne, xiv
Rankin, William, 285
Rawdon, Francis Edward Lord, 248
Redman, John, 2, 223
Reed, Joseph, 232, 243–245, 257–259, 265–267, 280–281, 291, 329
Revenge, 156–157
Revere, Paul, 52, 66, 173
Revolutionary War
conspiracy during, 288–289, 301–325, 312
fate of, 206–209
support for, 328
views on, xii, xiv–xx, 1–3, 10, 278, 294, 328, 339–341
Rhinebeck, 137
Richelieu River, 92, 125, 155
Ridgefield, 181–182
Riedesel, General Friedrich von, 210
Riots, 266–267, 328
Robertson, Lieutenant-General James, 334, 346
Robinson, Colonel Beverly, 282–284, 303–312, 316–318, 321–325, 335
Rodney, Admiral Sir George, 303
Rogers’ Rangers, 206
Ross, Captain, 113
Royal Gazette, 258
Royal Savage, 125, 156, 159–161, 184
Royster, Charles, xiv, 278, 356–357
Rush, Benjamin, 17, 243
S
Sabatis, 124
Sage, Comfort, 9, 51, 67, 226, 238, 328
St. Anne, 142
St. Charles River, 129
St. Clair, Arthur, 179–180, 184, 191–192, 198, 213, 269
St. George’s Key, 66
St. Lawrence River, 105, 120–130, 142, 155, 186, 192
St. Leger, Lieutenant Colonel Barry, 186–187, 192, 197–201, 220
St. Paul’s Church, 137
St. Roch’s, 139
Salem, 71, 320–321
Sally, 64
Saratoga
battle of, xii, xv–xx, 1–8, 217, 305
concerns about, 202–203, 210
hero of, xii, xiv–xvi, 1–3
map of, 217
victory at, 226–229, 235–237, 279, 356
Saratoga memorial, xx
Sault-au-Matelot, 134
Scammell, Adjutant General Colonel Alexander, xi, 322
Schuyler, Elizabeth, 326
Schuyler, Hon Yost, 201
Schuyler, General Philip
Benedict Arnold and, xvi, 9, 97–99, 102, 152–153, 157, 167, 171, 240, 296–297
British proposition and, 284
Continental Congress and, 102–111
correspondence with, 124, 127, 141, 144–145, 166, 214–215, 224
court martial against, 184, 268–269
Horatio Gates and, 152, 157, 180, 190, 197–198
replacing, 180, 191, 197–199
wilderness expeditions and, 109–115, 119, 124
Schuylkill River, 247, 259
Scott, Major John, 154
Sears, Isaac, 54
Secret agents, 284, 304. See also Spies
Secret History of the American Revolution, xv
Senter, Dr. Isaac, 122, 134–135
Shafer, John, 123
Shaw, Major Samuel, 234–235, 310
Sherburne, Major, 142–143
Sherman, Roger, 57
Shetucket River, 13
Shewell, Robert, 252, 272
Shippen, Edward, 246
Shippen, Hannah, 246
Shippen, Judge Edward, 247
Shippen, Margaret “Peggy,” xi–xvii, 246–250, 258–259. See also Arnold, Margaret Shippen
Shirley, William, 31
Silliman, General Gold Selleck, 181–182
Simcoe, Colonel John Graves, 343
Skene, Major Philip, 90, 92, 205
Skenesborough, 92, 205
Skowhegan Falls, 120
Slander, 152, 184, 197, 258
Smith, Joshua Hett, 307, 309–318, 331–333
Smith, Captain Matthew, 111
Smith, Solomon, 28
Smith, Chief Justice William, 334
Smith, Widow, 15
Smugglers, 53–57, 70
Sons of Liberty, 54, 66, 70, 278
South Salem, 320–321
Sparks, Jared, xiii, 166
Spies, xvii, 125, 131, 284–299, 301–325, 332–336
Spooner, Walter, 96
Spooner Committee, 96–97, 101
Spuyten Duyvil, 307
Stamp Act, 54–55, 58, 65, 76
Stansbury, Joseph, 187–190, 284–290, 302
Stark, John, 177, 206–207
Stark, Molly, 207
Stillwater, 204, 209
Stockbridge, 83
Stocking, Abner, 115, 119, 122–123, 133
Stony Point, 299, 306, 317, 332
Sugar Act, 54
Sugar Tax, 53–54
Sullivan, General John, 145, 153–154, 177, 269, 284
Sutherland, Andrew, 311
Swallow, 119
T
Tallmadge, Major Benjamin, 308, 320, 331–332
Tarrytown, 308
Taxes, 51, 53–56, 59, 61, 65, 76–77
Taylor, Daniel, 219
Tea Act, 70
Thacher, Dr. James, 4–5, 273, 338
Thames River, 13
Thomas, General John, 142–145
Thompson, Benjamin, 114
Thunderer, 156, 161
Ticonderoga, xvi. See also Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonic Falls, 120
Tories, 105–106, 182, 197, 220, 310
Townshend Act, 65, 70
Trade restrictions, 51, 53–59, 61, 65, 76–77
Trap, Ede, 24
Treason, xi–xiii, xvii, 166, 245, 266, 301–325
Treaties, 227–235
Trenton, 169, 177, 190, 248, 256
Trois-Rivières, 130
Trumbull, 163
Trumbull, General Jonathan, 348
Tryon, William, 181, 189
Tyburn, 127
U
Uncas, Chief Benjamin, 23
University of Pennsylvania, 247
V
Valcour Island, 147, 158–163, 166
Valencia de Alcántara, 186
Valley Forge, 8, 234, 237–239, 242, 248, 252, 264, 271
Van der Capellen, Baron Godert, 328
Van Doren, Carl, xv, 252, 289, 357–358
Van Rensselaer, Catherine, 103
Van Schaick Island, 208
Van Vechten, Lieutenant Tobias, 195
Van Wart, Isaac, 318
Varick, Lieutenant Colonel Richard, 166, 204, 208, 289, 309, 316, 324–326
Vassall, John, 105–106
Verplanck’s Point, 306, 323
Vulcan, 331
Vulture, 307, 310–313, 316, 323, 353
W
Walker, Lewis Burd, xiii
Walpole, Horace, 231
Warner, Seth, 92, 206–207
Warpath, 88–89, 92–93, 107–108, 296
Warren, Dr. Joseph, 77, 82
Washington, 161, 163–164
Washington, George
Benedict Arnold and, xiv–xx, xvi, 8–9, 105–115, 120–122, 131–132, 138–143, 168–198, 204, 218, 235, 240–276, 280–285, 292–299, 304–310, 316–328, 338, 340, 344, 356–357
bribes offered to, 231
Continental Congress and, 7–8, 81, 232
correspondence with, 153–155, 232–233, 237–238, 333–338
criticism against, 235–237
crossing Delaware River, 169, 191, 208
mutinies and, 340
role of, 30, 96–97, 151–152, 234–236
treaties and, 228–229
Valley Forge and, 8, 234, 237–239, 248, 264
Waterbury, General David, 162–164, 179
Waterman, Jr., Ebenezer, 13, 24
Wayne, Anthony, 269, 286
Webb, General Daniel, 33–36, 39
Wentworth, Lemuel, 24
West, William, 252
West Point plot, 291, 295–301, 307–317, 321–335, 341–342, 351–353
Westminster Abbey, 338
White, Bishop William, 259
Wigglesworth, Colonel Edward, 162–163
Wilderness expeditions, xvi, 108–115, 119–124, 131–139, 169
Wilkinson, Major James, 7, 145, 209, 213, 219, 237
Willett, Lieutenant Colonel Marinus, 199
Williams, Jonathan, 293, 318–319
Williams, Roger, 12
Wilson, James, xix, 243, 266–267, 291
Windward Islands, 256
Winship, Elizabeth, 24
Wise, John, 57
Wolfe, General James, 116, 129
Woodford, Brigadier General William, 344
Woodworth, Widow, 15
Wooster, Colonel David, 58, 78, 135–137, 140–142, 181
Wynkoop, Captain Jacob, 150–151, 157
Y
Yale, Elihu, 48
Yale College, 16, 26, 46–49, 53, 89, 331
Yale University, xviii
Yantic River, 13