. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. Illustrated with 100 Photogravares ftum PalDtings by the Worlds Great Artists COMPLETE IN TEN VOLUMESVOLUME VI PHILADELPHIA WILLIAM FINLEY & v^. Copyright, 1895,By WiiyiviAM FiNivEY & Co. Press of The Jas. B Rodgers Printing Co. Page George Washington 5 Braddocf^s Defeat 1$ The Battle of Trenton 23 The Battle of Princeton . . 30 Formation of the Constitution , . 37 Washingtons Resignation as Commander-in-Chief 44 The Duty of the States to the Union 45 The Inauguration of Washington 46 Wa


. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. Illustrated with 100 Photogravares ftum PalDtings by the Worlds Great Artists COMPLETE IN TEN VOLUMESVOLUME VI PHILADELPHIA WILLIAM FINLEY & v^. Copyright, 1895,By WiiyiviAM FiNivEY & Co. Press of The Jas. B Rodgers Printing Co. Page George Washington 5 Braddocf^s Defeat 1$ The Battle of Trenton 23 The Battle of Princeton . . 30 Formation of the Constitution , . 37 Washingtons Resignation as Commander-in-Chief 44 The Duty of the States to the Union 45 The Inauguration of Washington 46 Washington as Commander and as President 49 The Foreign Policy of Washington 55 Jeffersons Estimate of Washington 57 Washington 5^ Chantre/s Statue of Washington 59 John Dickinson 61 Causes for Taking up Arms 65 Horatio Gates 70 Burgoynes Surrender at Saratoga 73 Lafayette 83 The Battle of Monmouth 91 The National Guard lOO The Festival of the Constitution 103 Baron Steuben 106 Steubens Tactics 109 Paui. Jones 7 The Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis 120 ROCHAMBEAU 132 Siege and Surrender of Yorkiown 136 Yorktown 14^ I 2 LIST OF CONTENTS. Page CORNWALLIS ^50 Lafayette and Cornwallis in Virginia 153 J^ The Mutilation of the Hermce 164 NiCIAS 170 Destruction of the Athenians at Syracuse 172 Marceli^us ^86 The Captur


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