The Americans routed at Briar Creek (March 3, 1779) 173
Vandalism of General Prevost 174
Plan for arming negroes 175
Indignation in South Carolina 176
Action of the council 176
End of the campaign 177, 178
Attempt to recapture Savannah 179
Clinton and Cornwallis go to Georgia 180
The British advance upon Charleston 181
Surrender of Charleston (May 12, 1780) 182
South Carolina overrun by the British 182-184
Clinton returns to New York 185
An injudicious proclamation 186
Disorders in South Carolina 186
The strategic points 187
Partisan commanders 187
Francis Marion 188
Thomas Sumter 189
First appearance of Andrew Jackson in history 189
Advance of Kalb 190
Gates appointed to the chief command in the south 190, 191
Choice of roads to Camden 192
Gates chooses the wrong road 193
He loses the moment for striking 193
And weakens his army on the eve of battle 194
And is surprised by Cornwallis 195
Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780); total and ignominious defeat of Gates 195-197
His campaign was a series of blunders 197
Partisan operations 198
Weariness and depression of the people 199
Evils wrought by the paper currency 200
"Not worth a Continental" 201, 202
Taxes paid in the form of specific supplies 203
Difficulty of keeping the army together 203, 204
The French alliance 205
Lafayette"s visit to France (February, 1779) 206, 207
Arrival of part of the French auxiliary force under Count Rochambeau (July, 1780) 208
The remainder is detained in France by a British fleet 209
General despondency 210
CHAPTER XIV
BENEDICT ARNOLD
Arnold put in command of Philadelphia (June, 1778) 211
He gets into difficulties with the government of Pennsylvania 212
Miss Margaret Shippen 212
Views of the moderate Tories 213
Arnold"s drift toward Toryism 214
He makes up his mind to leave the army 215
Charges are brought against him (January, 1779) 216
He is acquitted by a committee of Congress (March) 216
The case is referred to a court-martial (April) 217