First correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton 218
The court-martial acquits Arnold of all serious charges, but directs Washington to reprimand him for two very trivial ones (January 26, 1780) 219
Arnold thirsts for revenge upon Congress 220
Significance of West Point 221
Arnold put in command of West Point (July, 1780) 222
Secret interview between Arnold and Andre (September 22) 223
The plot for surrendering West Point 224, 225
Andre takes compromising doc.u.ments 226
And is persuaded to return to New York by land 227
The roads infested by robbers 228
Arrest of Andre (September 23) 229-232
Colonel Jameson"s perplexity 232
Washington returns from Hartford sooner than expected 233, 234
Flight of Arnold (September 25) 235
Discovery of the treasonable plot 236, 237
Andre taken to Tappan (September 28) 238
Andre"s trial and sentence (September 29) 238
Clinton"s arguments and protests 239
Captain Ogden"s message 240
Execution of Andre (October 2) 241
Lord Stanhope"s unconscious impudence 242
There is no reason in the world why Andre"s life should have been spared 243
Captain Battersby"s story 244
Arnold"s terrible downfall 244-246
Arnold"s family 247
His remorse and death (June 14, 1801) 248
Reflections 248-250
Mutiny of Pennsylvania troops (January 1, 1781) 251, 252
Fate of Clinton"s emissaries 253
Further mutiny suppressed 253, 254
CHAPTER XV
YORKTOWN
Cornwallis invades North Carolina (September, 1780) 255
Ferguson"s expedition 255
Rising of the backwoodsmen 256, 257
Battle of King"s Mountain (October 7, 1780) 258, 259
Effect of the blow 260
Reinforcements from the North; arrival of Daniel Morgan 261
Greene appointed to the chief command at the South 261
Greene"s daring strategy; he threatens Cornwallis on both flanks 262-264
Cornwallis retorts by sending Tarleton against Morgan 265
Morgan"s position at the Cowpens 265
Battle of the Cowpens (January 17, 1781); nearly the whole British force captured on the field 266
Brilliant movements of Morgan and Greene; they lead Cornwallis a chase across North Carolina 267-269
Further manoeuvres 270
Battle of Guilford (March 15) 270, 271
Retreat of Cornwallis 272
He abandons the Carolinas and marches into Virginia 273
Greene"s master-stroke; he returns to South Carolina (April 6-18) 273