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siege of Charleston, 243-251 ; plundering of Hackensack, 256, 257 ; two expeditions to Springfield, N. J., 257-260; fight near Fort In- dependence, 260-262 ; embarked for Yorktown to assist Lord Corn- wallis; arrive too late, 263 ; two regiments left at Charleston, S. C, 265 ; one regiment sails for the South, 265 ; Guildford Court House, 267-269; in Virginia, 270, 271 ; skirmish near Williamsburg, 274; Green Spring, 274, 275 ; Yorktown, 277-281 ; the Hessians leave New York, 282 ; quality of the troops, 283, 284 ; quarrels with the Brit- ish, 284, 285 ; desertion, 285-290 ; land granted to Hessians in Nova Scotia, 291. Hanaic/)d\\\ the Brunswick contingent, 119; artillery in the naval battle on Lake Champlain, 123 ; chasseurs with St. Leger, 138, 149, «.; artillery at Freeman's Farm, 153 ; artillery capt- ured at Stillwater, 157; Hessians surrendered with the Brunswick- ers, 169. See Aiihalt-Zerbst ; Aiisfach-Buyreiith ; Brtuisivickers ; Chasseti7'S ; Grenadiers ; Nimibers ; Officers; Regifiient ; Waldeck.

Highlanders, Scotch, at Long Island, 61 ; occupy Murray Hill, 71 ; Fort Washington, 80 ; Bordentown, 87 ; Stono Ferry, 241.

Hinrichs, Lieutenant, then Captain, Johann, his description of Long Island, 62, 71.; of the country near New York, 71 ; wounded, 73; skirmish near Raritan Landing, in ; siege of Charleston, 243.

Hiniiber, Herr von, Hanoverian minister in London, and his wife, enter- tain Baroness Riedesel ; unpleasant adventure in St. James's Park, 129.

Hohenstein, Captain George, sent to demand the surrender of Fort Washington, 81, 82.

Hohenzollern family traits, 9.

Holland refuses to let out troops, 14; the Dutch journals then the most influential on the Continent, 22.

House of Commons, Debate, 27-30.

House of Lords, Debate, 30-35.

Howe, General Sir William, commands the royal army on Staten Island, 58 ; prepares to occupy Long Island, 59 ; battle, 62-69 ! occupies New York, 71 ; detained by Mrs. Murray, 72; his account of the fire in New York, 74 ; lands at East Chester, 75 ; takes Chat- terton Hill, 76, 77; does not attack Washington above White Plains, 78 ; but takes Fort Washington, 78-84 ; invades New Jersey, 85, 86; returns to New York, 86 ; not being satisfied with General von Heister, obtains his recall, 114, 115; position of affairs in the spring of 1777, 115, 1 16; operations in New Jersey, Howe sails to Chesapeake Bay, 197 ; Brandywine, 198-200 ; Philadelphia occu- pied, 201; Germantown, 201-203; Chestnut Hill, 210; attempt to capture Lafayette (Barren Hill), 211 ; Howe superseded by Sir Henry Clinton, 2U ; occupation of Newport, 215; conciliatory policy, 256. See Numbers.

Howe, Richard, Lord, commands the British fleet at New York, 58 ; Newport, 219.