=Brier Creek=, Georgia. 32N. 81W. Americans defeated by English under Gen. Prevost 1779 (W. of Ind.). =British Columbia= (formerly New Caledonia). 49N. 114W. Cook off, 1778; coast explored by Vancouver during voyage of 1793-5; in 1858 it received its present name, and in 1871 was incorporated with the dominion of Canada. =Brook Farm=, West Roxbury, near Boston, Mass. 42N. 71W. Association at organised by G. Ripley and Dr. Channing, 1841; among its members and the visitors to B. Farm were Hawthorne, Dana, Margaret Fuller, W. H. Channing, Emerson, Alcott, Brownson, Miss Peabody (the 'Miss Birdseye' of H. James's 'Bostonians'), etc.; Fourierism was adopted by the community in 1843, and in 1847 the community broke up. (See Hawthorne's 'Blithedale Romance.') =Brooklyn Heights=, Long Island, N.Y. 40N. 73W. Occupied by British, 1776. (See Long Island, battle of.) =Brown, Fort=, Rio Grande, Texas. 25N. 97W. Defended by Brown against attack on by Mexicans, 1846 (Mex. W.). =Buena Vista=, near Saltillo, Mexico. 25N. 101W. Defeat of Santa Ana, 1846 (Mex. W.). =Buenos Ayres=, province, Argentine. 34S. 58W. Independence proclaimed, 1816; separated from other provinces, 1853; rejoined, 1860; La Plata made the capital, 1882. =Buenos Ayres=, cap. of Argentine Republic since 1882, formerly cap. of province. 34S. 60W. F. by Mendoza, 1535; Spaniards driven from by Indians, 1539; re-colonised, 1580; attacked by English and Portuguese, 1763; taken by English under Admiral Popham and Beresford, who were soon forced to surrender, 1806; two days' fighting in streets ending in defeat of English under Whitelocke, 1807; blockaded by French and English, 1835 (see Argentine). (See Darwin, 'Voyage of the Beagle.') =Buffalo=, Erie, N.Y. 42N. 78W. Taken and destroyed by British and Indian allies, 1813; Pan-American Exhibition, 1901. =Buffington Island= (St. George's Creek), Ohio. Capture of Confederate raiders under Morgan, 1863 (Civil W.). =Bull Run=, near Manassas Junction, Virginia. 38N. 77W. Victories of Confederates, 1861 and 1862 (battle of Groveton). =Bunker Hill=, Charlestown, Mass. 42N. 71W. First great battle of the W. of Ind., fought actually on Breed's Hill, in which the Americans gained a substantial victory, 1775. =Burburata=, Venezuela. Sir John Hawkins at, trading in slaves, 1565. =Burlington=, New Jersey. 40N. 74W. F. by Quakers, 1677. Bp. of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851). =Burnt Corn Creek=, near Pensacola. 50N. 37W. Victory of McQueen and his Indians over Caller's force, 1813 (Creek W.). =Bushy Run=, about 25 miles from Fort Pitt (q.v.). Victory of Bouquet over the Indians, 1763. (See Parkman, 'Conspiracy of Pontiac.') =Buzzard's Bay=, Mass. 41N. 70W. Early trading station of the Plymouth Fathers. =Cabo de la Vela=, Colombia. 12N. 74W. Furthest point reached by Ojeda, who was the first to sight this cape, 1499.