Patriots

by A. J. Langguth

  “Damn him, he is dead. . . .”: Dwyer, 342.

  “Bring up your troops . . .”: Freeman, IV, 354.

  “The enemy were within nineteen miles . . .”: Stryker, 451.

  “through a lively experience . . .”: Miller, Triumph, 161.

  “If there are spots . . .”: Freeman, IV, 359.

  “In a word . . .”: Washington, Jan. 22, 1777, in Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, VII, 53.

  “George will not forget . . .”: Stryker, 306–7.

  GATES: 1777

  “circumstances very peculiar . . .”: Brodie, 152.

  “to excuse your retreat . . .”: Ibid., 154.

  “I am old . . .”: Parton, II, 166.

  Deane background: James, 5–6.

  “as so many foreigners . . .”: Alsop, 45.

  Beaumarchais on Deane: George Clark, 44.

  The silence “is depressing . . .”: Ibid., 65.

  “Unless a pistol stops me . . .”: Miller, Triumph, 279.

  hired a coach: Schoenbrun, 50.

  stormonter: Alsop, 68.

  “It is a cloudy day . . .”: Curtis, 27.

  “the bilious Arthur Lee . . .”: Alsop, 82.

  Franklin would not discharge valet: Van Doren, Franklin, 569.

  Franklin on Christianity: Rossiter, 269.

  Franklin feels like little girl: Ibid., 47–48.

  “That saying of Poor Richard . . .”: Ford, 227.

  “But you, as a thorough courtier . . .”: Willard Randall, 286.

  Franklin and Gibbon: Van Doren, Franklin, 577–78.

  “Whatever becomes of me . . .”: Beach, 11–12.

  No favoritism for Samuel Adams, Jr.: Maier, Old, 34.

  “greatly afflicting”: Ibid., 46.

  Washington’s belief in democracy: Washington, Writings, ed. Sparks, VII, 267.

  John and Samuel Adams among few left in Congress: Burnett, Letters, II, 260.

  Gates wounded on first day: Billias, “Horatio Gates,” in his Generals, 81.

  “Granny Gates”: Ibid., 80.

  John Adams on shooting generals: John Adams, Familiar, 292.

  Germain on Independence Hall: Miller, Triumph, 197.

  “a kind of neutral tribe”: John Adams, Familiar, 249.

  Paine urged barricades: Miller, Triumph, 204.

  “Within a year . . .”: Furneaux, 23.

  Burgoyne’s character: Billias, “John Burgoyne,” in his Opponents, 145.

  “This army must not retreat.”: Ibid., 174.

  Kosciuzko’s fort: Higginbotham, 187.

  “By God, I will soon . . .”: Boylan, 110.

  British graves: Furneaux, 187.

  Gates refuses payment of bill: Nelson, 248.

  “I hope you will not impute . . .”: Furneaux, 205.

  “He is an old gambler . . .”: Patterson, 167.

  SARATOGA: 1777

  “I would indulge them.”: Furneaux, 224.

  “That gallant officer . . .”: Ibid., 235.

  “Must I die?”: Patterson, 169.

  “Poor General Burgoyne! . . .”: Furneaux, 236.

  “Don’t hurt him! . . .”: Ibid., 239.

  “Damned nonsense.”: Johnson, 85.

  Arnold asks to watch battle end: Trevelyan, IV, 181.

  “on a matter of high moment . . .”: Patterson, 175.

  “General Burgoyne’s army . . .”: Furneaux, 261.

  Wilkinson and Sutherland: Ibid., 265–66.

  Gates sends meat: Trevelyan, IV, 193.

  “Yes, I have seen them . . .”: Wilkinson, 1, 321.

  “The fortunes of war . . .”: Ibid., 322.

  “I shall always be ready . . .”: Ibid.

  toasts in rum and water: Trevelyan, IV, 194.

  major reflected on contrast: Patterson, 183.

  casualties: Furneaux, 273.

  “Make elbow room . . . !”: Patterson, 183.

  VALLEY FORGE: 1777–78

  Samuel Adams suggests spurs: Wells, II, 494.

  “Heaven has determined . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, X, 29.

  Rush about Washington’s blunders: Miller, Triumph, 247.

  “a proud, vain, ignorant drunkard”: Ibid.

  “as unfortunate a measure . . .”: Freeman, IV, 548.

  “I am, Sir . . .”: Patterson, 222.

  “My opinion of you . . .”: Freeman, IV, 556.

  Gates denounces sneak: Higginbotham, 218.

  “Now we can allow . . .”: John Adams, Familiar, 322.

  “I have one favor . . .”: Burke Davis, Washington, 247.

  Adamses tried to block thanks for Hancock: Wells, II, 504.

  Gates and Wilkinson meet to duel: Trevelyan, IV, 314.

  Paine defends Washington: Miller, Triumph, 257.

  Conway received coldly: Ibid., 258.

  “You are in my eyes . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Sparks, V, 517.

  Deane shipped arms: James, 20.

  “Sir, is Philadelphia taken?”: Ronald Clark, 1983.

  Bancroft left for London: Van Doren, Franklin, 588.

  “Everybody is in a gloom. . . .”: Bailyn, Ordeal, 365.

  “My lords, you cannot . . .”: Chatham, Oratory, 36.

  Parliament’s last vote: Montross, 231.

  “To give it a little revenge. . . .”: Van Doren, Franklin, 594.

  “I believe no event . . .”: Cunliffe, 86.

  “They were disappointed!”: Cadwalader, 468.

  “share in the hardship . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, X, 167.

  “What have you for your dinner, boys?”: Scheer and Rankin, 334.

  Counterfeit money: Ibid., 349.

  So ragged and so merry: Flexner, Indispensable Man, 117.

  Deane meets Lafayette: Howard H. Peckham, “Marquis de Lafayette,” in Billias, Generals, 213.

  “We must be embarrassed . . .”: Bernier, 48.

  “You will reply politely . . .”: Ibid., 52.

  “His name will be revered . . .”: Ibid., 58.

  “you say to your soldier . . .”: Miller, Triumph, 231.

  “He is to stand . . .”: Wilkens, 8.

  Steuben on hygiene: Ibid., 11.

  “Sacre Goddam!”: Burke Davis, Washington, 270.

  Lee’s appearance at breakfast: Ibid., 273.

  “As to King George . . .”: Lossing, 34.

  MONMOUTH: 1778

  “Any other general . . .”: Maldwyn A. Jones, “Sir William Howe,” in Billias, Opponents, 61.

  George III railed: Miller, Triumph, 229.

  Franklin on Howe: Lossing, 32.

  André and Wayne: Boylan, 130.

  Mischianza: Bland, I, 92–94.

  American raiders: Boylan, 147.

  laundrywoman’s son: Burke Davis, Washington, 279.

  Washington feared trap: Freeman, V, 16.

  Hamilton’s complaint: Hamilton, Papers, I, 510.

  Lee had no plans: Azoy, “Monmouth,” 572.

  “I have come to warn you . . .”: Ibid.

  “I am teased, mortified . . .”: Ibid., 573.

  Forman knew a shortcut: Ibid.

  “My dear Marquis . . .”: Burke Davis, Washington, 286.

  “I have orders . . .”: Ibid., 287.

  “Yes, it does. . . .”: Azoy, “Monmouth,” 576.

  “Retreating?”: Martin, 96–97.

  “Colonel Hamilton, you will take . . .”: Custis, 219.

  “My God, General Lee! . . .”: Azoy, “Monmouth,” 576.

  “You’ve never tried them . . . !”: Ibid., 577.

  Burr blames Washington: Lomask, 57.

  “Molly Pitcher”: Lossing, 45; Burke Davis, Washington, 293.

  Lee awaits apology: Stryker, 98.

  “I have a right . . .”: Lee, Papers, II, 435.

  “an unnecessary, disorderly . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XII, 132.

  “I trust the temporary power”: Lee, Papers, II, 439.

  Lee was complaining: Freeman, V, 5
7.

  “I have seen retreats . . .”: Lee, Proceedings, 32.

  “Did you observe . . . ?”: Ibid., 17–18.

  “old women, widows . . .”: Theodore Thayer, “Nathanael Greene,” in Billias, Generals, 82.

  “You may fire at me . . .”: Ibid.

  Hamilton stops duel: Mitchell, 256n.

  PARIS: 1778–79

  Abigail Adams lamented separation: John and Abigail Adams, 202.

  “Mr. Adams, by your name . . .”: John Adams, Diary, IV, 37.

  Franklin’s version of Lee: Ibid., 43.

  Franklin about French feminines: Van Doren, Franklin, 693.

  Franklin clapping: Ibid., 650.

  Franklin’s schedule: John Adams, Diary, IV, 118–19.

  “People have the audacity . . .”: Van Doren, Franklin, 641.

  “Madame, I am waiting . . .”: Ibid., 647.

  “Oh, mores!”: John Adams, Diary, IV, 59.

  Sèvres chamber pot: Alsop, 112.

  Adams sent letter for Deane: James, 63.

  “All we can find . . .”: Ibid., 74–75.

  Paine whipped: Ibid., 80.

  Deane and Arnold: Decker, 321.

  Paul Revere and son: Scheer and Rankin, 390.

  Riot instigated by British prisoners: Ibid., 392.

  men whipped: Thacher, 181.

  “But remember, my good friend . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XVI, 372.

  “If you do not let go . . .”: Flexner, Indispensable Man, 136.

  BETRAYAL: 1780

  “Take care lest . . .”: Billias, “Horatio Gates,” in his Generals, 99.

  Hamilton calls for Greene: Burke Davis, Washington, 332.

  bestowed “commendations . . .”: Boylan, 161.

  Lafayette stayed with Washington: Freeman, V, 197.

  Peggy Arnold shrieking: Ibid., 202.

  “I hope, gentlemen . . .”: Benson, 14; King, 294.

  André’s papers: Hamilton, 12.

  “My God! Arnold has gone over . . .”: Flexner, Traitor, 372.

  “All is safe . . .”: Boylan, 225.

  Arnold’s payment: Higginbotham, 403.

  “No, sir! One coat . . .”: Boylan, 219.

  Lafayette wrote on behalf of Peggy Arnold: Burke Davis, Washington, 341.

  Tallmadge and André: Tallmadge, 756.

  “The commander-in-chief directs . . .”: Scheer and Rankin, 444.

  André asks to be shot: Boylan, 232.

  “Take your black hands . . .”: Burke Davis, Washington, 346.

  Hamilton looks differently at Washington: Tansill, 185.

  YORKTOWN: 1781

  arms and equipment missent: Miller, Triumph, 557.

  Jefferson mortified by obligations: Brodie, 163.

  Arnold’s pay: Willard M. Wallace, “Benedict Arnold,” in Billias, Generals, 187.

  Jefferson’s hatred of Arnold: Brodie, 164.

  Arnold’s leg would be buried: Boylan, 239.

  Jack Jouett: Malone, I, 356.

  “Fire away, then.”: Brodie, 180.

  Jefferson’s slaves desert: Malone, I, 391.

  “the envious only hate”: Ibid., 367.

  “We are members . . .”: George Morgan, 305–6.

  “Do you soberly relish . . . ?”: Mitchell, 77.

  “I would like to speak with you”: Ibid., 89.

  “for three years past . . .”: Ibid., 91.

  Washington’s indiscretion: Freeman, V, 281.

  Hamilton asks for battlefield assignment: Mitchell, 96.

  “These English are mad. . . .”: Burke Davis, Campaign, 107.

  Washington’s intercepted letter: Randolph Adams, 28.

  Cornwallis wanted to win in South: Clinton, I, viii.

  “If we do not deceive . . .”: Burke Davis, Campaign, 19.

  “I’m a shy bitch.”: William B. Willcox, “Sir Henry Clinton,” in Billias, Opponents, 96.

  “smelling after every giddy girl”: Burke Davis, Washington, 389.

  soldiers making bets on destination: Freeman, V, 314.

  Washington knew British squadrons were in Indies: Eckenrode, 28.

  “Adieu, my dear Marquis! . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XXIII, 7.

  “We must take Cornwallis . . .”: Burke Davis, Campaign, 67.

  VICTORY: 1781

  “There are between thirty and forty . . .”: Pearson, 380.

  trunks of charred pines: Burke Davis, Campaign, 149.

  “Sir Samuel would be very glad”: Pearson, 386.

  Washington dictated letter on road repair: Freeman, V, 326.

  “My dear little General!”: Burke Davis, Campaign, 180.

  “be prepared to hear the worst”: Hugh F. Rankin, “Charles Lord Cornwallis,” in Billias, Opponents, 218.

  Prince William’s visit to New York: Miller, Triumph, 608.

  “In that case, the blame . . .”: Burke Davis, Washington, 412.

  “Mr. Evans, you had better . . .”: Freeman, V, 356.

  “Against so powerful an attack . . .”: Clinton, Letters, Oct. 11, 1781.

  “Rush on, boys.”: Scheer and Rankin, 563.

  “My children, I have great need . . .”: Burke Davis, Washington, 423.

  “I am in my redoubt. . . .”: Ibid., 424.

  “An ardent desire to spare . . .”: Freeman, V, 378.

  British forbidden “Yankee Doodle”: Burke Davis, Washington, 433.

  “Never from such a good hand.”: Denny, 44.

  “If ponies rode men . . .”: Pearson, 398.

  FAREWELL: 1781–83

  Horace Walpole’s complaint: Miller, Triumph, 612.

  Burgoyne’s reputation rehabilitated: Lutnick, 475.

  Mary Washington’s letter: Burke Davis, Washington, 447.

  Pembroke’s letter: Long, 286.

  “Oh, God! . . .”: Miller, Triumph, 612.

  king warns North: Long, 288.

  “Remember, my lord . . .”: Guttmacher, 135.

  “At last, the fatal day . . .”: Long, 295.

  House of Commons on record: Bolton, 70.

  “The readiest way to procure a lasting . . .”: Freeman, V, 421.

  “was the greatest blow . . .”: Alsop, 224.

  “He is a delightful child . . .”: John and Abigail Adams, 291.

  “It is a glory . . .”: Bailey, 30.

  “John Adams is always . . .”: Corbin, 141.

  “I am of your opinion . . .”: Van Doren, Franklin, 690.

  John Adams on Lafayette: Bernier, 141.

  “If we are not a happy people . . .”: Morris, 580.

  “more suitable to the effeminancy . . .”: Harlow, 301.

  “I love the people of Boston. . . .”: Wells, III, 158.

  Otis struck by lightning: Tudor, 486.

  Revere’s “equal honor”: Forbes, 351.

  John George Washington Hancock: Fowler, 229.

  hopeless to introduce measure Henry opposes: Meade, 251.

  “Open your doors. . . .”: Wirt, 253.

  white children witness despotism: Jefferson, Jefferson, ed. Peterson, 288.

  “Indeed, I tremble . . .”: Ibid., 289.

  “puffed up charlatan”: Burke Davis, Washington, 299.

  “The times that tried . . .”: Paine, 113.

  “He is poor! . . .”: Conway, 207.

  Bernard dies of seizure: Bailyn, Ordeal, 373.

  “die clean”: Forbes, 349.

  “He was, perhaps, the only man . . .”: Bailyn, Ordeal, 375.

  Army would not disband: Jensen, Making, 31.

  “a dangerous instrument . . .”: Mitchell, 79.

  “Can he be a friend . . . ?”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XXVI, 226–27.

  “Gentlemen, you must pardon me. . . .”: Shaw, 103–5.

  “Washington’s Legacy”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XXVI, 487.

  “With a heart full of love . . .”: Tallmadge, 95–98.

  Washington’s expenses: Manuscript, Swem
Library, William and Mary College.

  Washington changes draft: Freeman, V, 474.

  “with satisfaction . . .”: Washington, Writings, ed. Fitzpatrick, XXVII, 284.

  Jefferson wrote remarks: Freeman, V, 477n.

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