Historical Accounting of Scots and Irish to America pre Revolutionary War.. Text from Document CON TENTS. xiii Colonel Maclean Saves Quebec—Siege of Quebec—First Battalion in Canada—Burgoyne’s Doubts—Second Battalion—Sufferings of—Treat ment of—Battle of Eutaw Springs—Royal Highland Emigrants Dis charged—List of Officers—Grants of Land—John Bethune—42nd or Royal Highlanders—Embarks for America—Capture of Highlanders—Capture of Oxford Transport—Prisoners from the Crawford—British Fleet Arrives at Staten Island—Battle of Long Island—Ardor of Highlanders—Americans Evacuate New York—Patriotism of Mrs. Murray—Peril of Putnam—Gal lant Conduct of Major Murray—Battle of Harlem—Capture of Fort Washington—Royal Highlanders in New Jersey—Attacked at Pisquatiqua —Sergeant McGregor—Battle of Brandywine—Wayne’s Army Surprised —Expeditions During Winter of 1779—Skirmishing and Suffering—In fusion of Poor Soldiers—Capture of Charleston—Desertions—Regiment Reduced—Sails for Halifax—Table of Casualties—Fraser’s Highlanders— Sails for America—Capture of Transports—Reports of Captain Seth Hard ing and Colonel Archibald Campbell—Confinement of Colonel Campbell— Interest in by Washington—Battle of Brooklin—Diversified Employment— Expedition Against Little Egg Harbor—Capture of Savannah—Retrograde Movement of General Prevost—Battle of Brier Creek—Invasion of South Carolina—Battle of Stono Ferry—Retreat to Savannah—Siege of—Cap ture of Stony Point—Surrender of Charleston—Battle of Camden—Defeat of General Sumter—Battle of King’s Mountain—Battle of Blackstocks— Battle of the Cowpens—Battle of Guilford Court-House—March of British Army to Yorktown—Losses of Fraser’s Highlanders—Surrender of York- town—Highlanders Prisoners—Regiment Discharged at Perth—Argyle Highlanders—How Constituted—Sails for Halifax—Two Companies at Charleston—At Penobscot—Besieged by Americans—Regiment Returns to England—Macdonald’s Highlanders—Sails for New York—Embarks for Virginia—Bravery of the Soldiers—Highlanders on Horseback—Surrender of Yorktown—Cantoned at Winchester—Removed to Lancaster—Dis banded at Stirling Castle—Summary—Estimate of Washington—His Opin ion of Highlanders—Not Guilty of Wanton Cruelty.....................................308 CHAPTER XIV. D istinguished H ighlanders who S erved in A merica in the I nterests of G reat B ritain . General Sir Alan Cameron—General Sir Archibald Campbell—General John Campbell—Lord William Campbell—General Simon Fraser of Bal- nain—General Simon Fraser of Lovat—General Simon Fraser—General James Grant of Ballindalloch—General Allan Maclean of Torloisk—Sir Allan Maclean—General Francis Maclean—General John Small—Flora 377 Macdonald ................................................................................................................... CHAPTER XV. D istinguished H ighlanders in A merican I nterests . General Alexander McDougall—General Lachlan McIntosh—General Arthur St. Clair—Serjeant Macdonald .............. ...........................................398
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