Lee, Gen. Charles, sent to N. York, 18 _note_; ineffectually urges evacuation of Fort Washington, 41; a rival of Washington, 41; gets a separate command, 44; moves to join Washington, 59; his equivocal attitude, 50, 60; his troops, 60, 67 _note_; is reenforced, 61; halts at Morristown, and is captured, 63; probable aims, 65. Long Island, campaign opened at, 26; British plan of attack, 27; flank march, 27, 28; evacuated, 30. McDougall, Gen. Alexander, at Morristown, 96. Mercer, Gen. Hugh, at Princeton, 104, 105, 107 _note_. Mifflin, Gen. Thomas, at Trenton, 98. New Jersey, invaded, 50; apathy of people, 51; military situation in, 71; outrages perpetrated by the invaders, 77, 78; arouse the people, 78; mostly reconquered, 108, 112. New York, the seat of war, 11; its strategic value, 13; defence determined upon, 13; how effected, 20 _et seq._; the city and island in 1776, 20; escapes bombardment, 30; dispositions for holding the city, 31, 32; evacuation ordered, 33; takes place, 34; partially burnt, 35. North Castle, Washington retreats to, 40. Percy, Gen. Lord Hugh, in command at Harlem, 36. Philadelphia, critical situation there, 81. Princeton, attacked by Washington, 103; losses at, 105. Putnam, Gen. Israel, commands at Philadelphia, 81; sends a force into the Jerseys, 82, 88 _note_. Rall or Rahl, Col., 72; alarm of an attack, 89, 93 _note_; fights bravely, and is mortally hurt, 91. Reed, Joseph, 81, 87 _note_. St. Clair, Gen. Arthur, at Princeton, 105. Stark, Gen. John, at Trenton, 87, 106 _note_. Sterling or Stirling, Lord (William Alexander), at Princeton, 62. Sullivan, Gen. John, succeeds to command of Lee's corps, 64; leads a column at Trenton, 87. Throg's Neck, British land at, 39, 42 _note_. Trenton, occupied as a British outpost, 72; carried by assault, 89 _et seq._; fruits of victory, 91; an epoch in the war, 93; first abandoned, 93; then reoccupied, 96. Washington, Gen., at N. York, 12; decides to act on the defensive, 18 _note_; stands on his dignity, 24; not in command at L. Island, 29; orders its evacuation, 30; moves to White Plains, 39; rights there, but has to fall back, 40; his dilemma, 43; decides to divide his force, 44; crosses into N. Jersey, 45; manoeuvring for delay, 50; rises above partisanship, 54; directs Lee to join him, 54, 55; retreats to Newark, 55; to New Brunswick, 56; troops leave him, 56; at Princeton, 57; admirable retreat, 57; crosses the Delaware, 62; determines on striking the British outposts, 79, 80; his plan, 82, 83; marches on Trenton, 83 _et seq._; carries Trenton by assault, but is obliged to recross the Delaware, 91, 92; but reoccupies Trenton, 96; takes post there, 98; steals a march on Cornwallis, 101, 107 _note_; fights at Princeton, 103; personal gallantry, 104; marches to Somerset C. H., 106.