General Arnold opposes the force sent by Carleton from Canada against Ticonderoga, but is defeated on Lake Champlain; he makes an admirable retreat to Crown point, 11 Oct. Battle of White Plains; generals Knyphausen, Cornwallis, and Percy, commanded columns; Howe commander in chief of the British, with 15,000 effectives; general Washington commander in chief of the American army, consisting of 5000 regulars, and 11,000 militia; the British attack the American entrenchments but are defeated, 28 Oct. Fort Washington, near King’s Bridge, taken by the British, with a loss of 1000 men! 15 Nov. Fort Lee, near New-York, taken by the British, Nov. 18. Newport, R. Island, taken by the British, Dec. 7. General Washington surprises the Hessians at Trenton; general William Irvine commanding the advance; general Cadwallader, the second column, and general Washington the principal division, general Greene and general Sullivan formed his suite; the enemy and their artillery were captured, 26 Dec. Strength of British and American armies in 1776. British. Americans. Aug. 24000 16000 Nov. 26900 4500 Dec. 27000 3300 1777. Princetown, battle of, when the Americans under General Washington, defeated the British with great loss, Jan. 2. Providence, the island of, taken by Commodore Hopkins, March. Danbury, town of, in Connecticut, burnt by the British, and large quantities of continental stores destroyed, April 26. Ticonderoga taken by the British, 5 July. Action at Hubberton, the British general Frazer attacks the retreating Americans under colonel Francis, and defeats them, 6 July. Fairfield, in Connecticut, burnt by the British, July 7. Bennington battle, 16 Aug. General Stark defeats the Hessian general Baum, and colonel Breyman, on Walloon Creek, 16 Aug. Fort Stanwix, alias Fort Schuyler, the siege of, raised by Sir John Johnson and Lieut. Col. St. Leger, Aug. 22. Eutaw Springs, the battle of, in which General Green defeats the British, Sept. 8. Battle of Brandywine; the dispositions of the British were masterly in this action; the American army discomfitted and make a precipitate but circuitous retreat, 11 Sept. Massacre at the Paoli, by sir Charles Grey, 20 Sept. Philadelphia taken by the British under General Howe, Sept. 26. Battle of Germantown; 800 English, 900 Americans killed and wounded; the British lost general Agnew and colonel Bird; the Americans, colonel Haslet, of Delaware state, a gallant officer, 4 Oct.