. The first American civil war; first period, 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . , New Jersey .Sir John Burgoyne (1780). From a Painting by Ramsay . 224 Chew House, Germantown. From a Painting by Russell Smith ....... 261 Major-General Philip Schuyler. From Irvings Life of Washington, 1858 . . .281 Headquarters of the Six Nations, Valley of the Mohawk . 290 Old Block House, Schenectady Near Skenesborough, Lake Champlain Ticonderoga, 1908 ...... 305 General Benedict Arnold. From Murrays Impartial History of the American War, ^77 S
. The first American civil war; first period, 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . , New Jersey .Sir John Burgoyne (1780). From a Painting by Ramsay . 224 Chew House, Germantown. From a Painting by Russell Smith ....... 261 Major-General Philip Schuyler. From Irvings Life of Washington, 1858 . . .281 Headquarters of the Six Nations, Valley of the Mohawk . 290 Old Block House, Schenectady Near Skenesborough, Lake Champlain Ticonderoga, 1908 ...... 305 General Benedict Arnold. From Murrays Impartial History of the American War, ^77 S . . .323 COLOURED MAPS AND PLANS Battle of Long Island, August 1776 . .155 The Successful Attack on Fort Washington. From Sted- mans account, November 1776 . .174 The Expedition from Canada, shewing 130 miles of Route, 20th June to loth October 1777 . . 227 Battle of Brandywine, September 1777 . .241 Battle of Germantown, October 1777 . . 263 Saratoga, October 1777 . . .321 Operations near Stillwater between 17th September and loth October 1777 ..... 327 THE NEV^ YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, UF.^OX ANDTILDEN George the Paintinsj bv Gilbert Stuart in the National Portrait Gallery. CHAPTER IX THE CONTINENTAL OR REVOLUTIONARY ARMY General George Washingtons portrait, known as Washing-the Pitcher Portrait, presents a man with a hard, ^°-straight mouth of liberal measure. A prominentheavy nose, a broad space between eyes not speciallyremarkable, a fine forehead, and a dignified features were slightly scarred by smallpox, and hissomewhat ungainly mouth, as all portraits represent it,was due to an ill-fitting set of artificial teeth, and inone portrait at least to a partial absence of teeth in theupper jaw. His stature was tall— the measure of agentleman six feet high and proportionately made,as he says of himself. As described by another in1778, he was remarkably tall, full six feet, erect andwell-proportioned. A well-made man, but lanky,
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