Putnam fortifying Philadelphia--Congress investing Washington with More Power--Arrival of Troops--Startling Proposition by Washington--Recrosses the Delaware to Fight--His Address to his Army--The Battle--The Enemy driven--The Hessian Commander mortally wounded--Fruits of this Victory--The Welcome News spreads--Washington sees the Time for Another Blow--Over the Delaware again--Raises Money for the Army--Action of Congress--The Enemy marching from Princeton--A Battle--Cornwallis outwitted--God on the Side of the Weak Battalions--Battle of Princeton--An Affecting Incident--Cornwallis at his Wits End--Results of the Battle--Fall of General Mercer--His Bravery to the End--Washington goes to Morristown for Winter Quarters--The Enemy Panic-stricken--Driven out of Jersey--Wonderful Achievements in Ten Days--Tributes of Praise--Camp at Morristown broken up--Celebrating the Lord's Supper--Encamped at Germantown--British Fleet appears--Washington meets Lafayette, and appoints him on his Staff--Some Account of the Young Nobleman 389 XXI. DEFEAT AND VICTORY. Plans of the British for 1777--A Temperance Officer--Battle of Bennington--Grand Victory--Battle at Fort Schuyler--Indian Butchery--Miss McCrea murdered by them--Battle of Brandywine--Lafayette wounded--Providential Care--Battle of Germantown, and Results--Washington's Daring--Forts reduced, and the Enemy take Philadelphia--Burgoyne captured, and his Supplies--Kosciusko--The British revelling in Philadelphia--Washington in Winter Quarters at Valley Forge--Famine in Camp, and Great Sufferings--Washington feeding a Soldier--A Conspiracy against the Chief--Dr. Craik--Hamilton--Mrs. Washington in Camp--Her Pity for Soldiers--Washington engaged in Prayer--Baron Stuben--Pulaski--Exchange of Distinguished Prisoners--Alliance with France--Council of War--British evacuate Philadelphia--Pursued--Battle of Monmouth--A Thrilling Incident, and Dr. Griffith--The Fifer Boy--Lee's Cowardly Conduct--Hamilton--Washington's Exposure to Death--Grand Victory--Enemy retreat--Lee Court-martialed--Arrival of French Fleet--Winter Quarters at Middlebrook--Cruelties of the Enemy--Massacres of Cherry Valley and Wyoming--Scenes at close of 1779--British Cruelty to Prisoners in the "Sugar House" and "Jersey Prison-ship" 405 XXII. CLOSE OF THE WAR.