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attacked by Washington, 93 ; Rail is roused with difficulty, 93 ; takes command of his troops and gives various orders, 94 ; leaves the town, 94; tries to return, is mortally wounded and taken, 95 ; his respon- sibility, 97, 98. See Rtginieiit.

Rappahannock River, Lafayette retreats to the, 273.

Raritan Landing, expedition thence to Boundbrook, 108-110; skirmish, 110-112.

Rattlesnake, the, taken near John's Island with Hessian flags aboard, 241.

Rauber, Christoph Wilhelm von, punished for posting up lampoons against the Margrave of Anspach, 11.

Raynal, Guillaume Thomas Franjois, Abbe, writes concerning the let- ting of troops, 22.

Reading, Pa., Wiederhold a prisoner at, 237.

Recruiting system, 37-44; "applied to Riedesel, 117.

Redbank, N. J., expedition against, 204-208. See Fort Mercer.

Reed, Colonel Joseph, visits Colonel Von Donop, 112.

Regiment, the system on which Hessian regiments were named, 296 ; list of the German regiments engaged in the war, with the principal operations in which each regiment was concerned, 297, 298. The following regiments are especially mentioned in the text : Regiment von Bose, sails for Virginia and South Carolina, 265 ; Guildford Court House, 269 ; Green Spring, 275. Regime/it von Donop, with Emmerich's expedition to Phillips House, 261. Regiment von Knyp- hansen, at Chatterton Hill, 77; captured at Trenton, 87, 88, 95; embarked for Quebec, storm and capture, 230-238. Regiment von Lossberg, at Chatterton Hill, 77; Fort Washington, 83; Trenton, 87-95 ; embarked for Quebec, storm and capture, 230-238. Regiment Rail, Tit Chatterton Hill, 77 ; Fort Washington, 83 ; the regiment made up of bad material, 87 ; Trenton, 87-95 ; the same regiment under the name of Regiment von Triimbach, at Stono Ferry, 241. Regiment von Wissenbach, captures the Rattlesnake, 241 ; at Savan- nah, 242. See Anhalt-Zerhst ; Anspach-BayreiUh ; Brunswickets ; Chasseurs ; Grenadiers ; Hessians; Waldeck.

Reizenstein, Von, equerry to the Margrave of Anspach, refuses him his pistols, 10.

Reynell, Mrs., in the cellar with Baroness Riedesel at Saratoga, 173, 174.

Rhine, large number of states on the, 47.

Richmond, Duke of, moves a protest in the House of Lords, 30-32 ; and makes a speech, 32, 33.

Richmond, Va., burned by Benedict Arnold, 270.

Riedesel, Baroness Frederika von, letters to her from her husband, 118, 120; starts from Wolfenbiittel, 126; adventures on the road to London, 126-129; ^"d '" London, 129, 130; and at Bristol, 130; presented at court, 131-133; journey to Canada and in Canada, the Isle aux Sonnettes, 133-135 ; in Burgoyne's army, notices that secrets are not kept, 153 ; sees the action of Freeman's Farm,