A History of the British Army, Volume 3

Macmillan, 1902 - Great Britain

Englands Position in Europe	10

Action of Bushy Run	16

Bradstreets March to Detroit	20

Grenville consults the American Colonies as to a voluntary	26

Charles Townsend carries a Measure to levy Duties in	33

Resignation of Chatham and Grafton Lord North becomes	39

The Pay of the Men insufficient	41

The Quebec Act	47

Clinton detaches a Predatory Force to the Chesapeake	331

Superiority at Sea the Key of the Situation	333

Capture of Fort St Juan	339

Siege of Gibraltar	345

Leeward Sphere Treachery of Jamaica Planters	351

Carolina American Successes in Guerilla Warfare 356	356

Cornwallis still persists in his Advance	364

Cornwallis retires to Wilmington	375

Battle of Seerpore	53

Close of the Campaign	61

Recapture of the City by Meer Cossims Troops	66

Meer Cossim retires to Sooty	72

Adams resumes his Advance	79

Mutiny in the British Force	85

Shuja Dowlah retreats to Buxar	92

Shuja Dowlah surrenders	104

Schemes of Mohammed Ali	110

Action at Changama	116

Plan of the Madras Council for a new Campaign	122

Smith recalled to Madras	129

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Bombay Aggressive Policy of the Council	141

Follies of the Indian Councils	147

The Colonists take the Offensive Capture of Ticonderoga	153

Heavy Losses of the British	159

Washington chosen CommanderinChief of the Americans	161

False Basis on which the British Operations were planned	168

His subsequent Inactivity	188

Pursuit of the Americans to the Delaware	194

He outmanœuvres Cornwallis	200

Disastrous Confusion of Germaines Orders	207

Battle of Brandywine	213

Opening of the Navigation of the Delaware	221

Exultation of the Opposition in Parliament	244

Continued Infatuation of Germaine	250

Its unsuccessful Attempt upon Rhode Island	256

Influence of the American Rebellion on the West Indies	259

Crushing Repulse of DEstaings Troops at Vigie	265

Recovery of Georgia by the British	273

Impotence of Clinton at New York	280

CHAPTER XV	287

Increasing Animosity of the Opposition in Parliament	293

Minorca	299

Opening of Guerilla Warfare by Sumter	315

CHAPTER XVII	325

Retreat of Rawdon Capture of several English Posts	381

Cornwallis joins Forces with General Phillips in Virginia	387

Cornwallis remains inactive at Yorktown	393

Comparison of the Advantages gained by both Sides in	399

CHAPTER XXI	406

The whole Situation changed by Rodneys Victory of	409

The grand Attack on Gibraltar	415

CHAPTER XXII	421

Convention of Worgaom	427

Disposition of the British Forces	433

Hyder Alis Movements	434

Destruction of Baillies Detachment 439 44	441

His first Operations	447

Relief of Wandewash	455

Relief of Vellore	461

First two Engagements between Hughes and Suffren	467

Interference of Lord Macartney with Coote	468

Death of Coote	474

Edmund Burkes Libel on his Army	482

His Preparations to invade Mysore	488

England Lord Rockinghams Administration	493

Shelburnes Folly in dealing with the Reduction of the Military	499

British Quarrel with Spain over Nootka Sound	506

Reforms instituted in consequence	514

The Soldier starved by excessive Stoppages	520

Neglect of the Militia	523

Tendency to carry their Teaching too far	530

The Cavalry Increase of the Light Dragoons	537

Pitts Military Economies a Blot on his Financial Administra	542

The Attacks on Warren Hastings	543

Cornwallis thwarted by the Madras Council	550

Opening of the Campaign by General Medows in the South	551

His Junction with Medows	557

His Advance upon Bangalore	564

Preparations for Advance on Seringapatam	570

Retreat of Cornwallis	576

Title	A History of the British Army, Volume 3 A History of the British Army, Sir John William Fortescue
Author	Sir John William Fortescue
Publisher	Macmillan, 1902
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	Dec 8, 2009

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