An American history . 310-346, 382-391, 412-452; Trevelyan, The Ameri-can Revolution, Pt. i, 100-209, 274-311; Pt. 2, I, 105-171; II, chap,xvi; Channing, History, III; Fisher, Struggle for Independence, I,18-36, 112-145, 164-190, 206-214, 221-333, 372-387, 463-456; Sabine,Loyalists of the American Revolution, I, 58-87; Tyler, Literary Historyof the American Revolution, I, 229-245, 267-279, 316-384, 475-519 ; Bas-SETT, Regulators in North Carolina; Becker, Political Parties in NewYork, lydo-iy^d, chap, i; Collins, Committees of Correspondence,Cambridge Modern History, VII, 175-208; Frothingham,
An American history . 310-346, 382-391, 412-452; Trevelyan, The Ameri-can Revolution, Pt. i, 100-209, 274-311; Pt. 2, I, 105-171; II, chap,xvi; Channing, History, III; Fisher, Struggle for Independence, I,18-36, 112-145, 164-190, 206-214, 221-333, 372-387, 463-456; Sabine,Loyalists of the American Revolution, I, 58-87; Tyler, Literary Historyof the American Revolution, I, 229-245, 267-279, 316-384, 475-519 ; Bas-SETT, Regulators in North Carolina; Becker, Political Parties in NewYork, lydo-iy^d, chap, i; Collins, Committees of Correspondence,Cambridge Modern History, VII, 175-208; Frothingham, Rise of theRepublic, 158-358. Topics for Special Reports, i. George III and the New Toryism. Dickinson. 3. The Regulators. 4. Resistance in New Composition of the First Continental Congress. 6. The AmericanTheory of the Empire. 7. The British Theory of the Empire. of the Movement for Separation. 9. The Kings Friendsand their Policy. 10. The American Party in Parliament. 11. CHAPTER XV THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION I. THE BRITISH INVASION 273. The Battle of Long Island. While the ContinentalCongress was reluctantly deciding upon separation from theempire, Howe, at Halifax (section 268), was preparing to re-sume the war. In August, 1776, with a fleet and army, heproceeded against New York, and a landing on Long Islandwas speedily effected by no less than twenty thousand Britishtroops. To meet this strong force, Washington, who had movedhis headquarters from Boston to New York, also led his armyinto Long Island. Thus was brought on the first pitchedbattle of the Revolutionary War. The Americans, who asyet were little more than a crowd of militia, opposed superiornumbers and were badly beaten. Washington retreated tothe mainland, and drew back his army toward Harlem. Howe followed him, crossing the East River and landing atKips Bay (34th Street), where he routed an American forceunder General Putnam who, having been unable to check
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