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out raiders? 9. Why did not Washington follow up Clinton's raiders? 10. What did Washington decide to do? 11. What kind of place was Stony Point? 12. Who had possession of Stony Point? 13. How was Stony Point defended? 14. How many soldiers were in the garrison at Stony Point? 15. What does Washington Irving say of Stony Point? 16. What name did the British give to Stony Point? 17. Who led the attack on Stony Point? 18. How old was General Anthony Wayne at this time? 19. How did Wayne look? 20. Why was Wayne called "Mad Anthony"? 21. What sort of soldier was Anthony Wayne? 22. What was Washington's plan of attack? 23. At what hour was the attack to be made? 24. What weapons were to be used in attacking Stony Point? 25. How many men were chosen to go to Stony Point? 26. What time of year was it now? 27. Why was the soldier put to death for loading his gun? 28. What sort of road was it to Stony Point? 29. When did the men learn where they were going? 30. What was the watchword? 31. What did Wayne write to his friend? 32. What did Pompey do? 33. How did Wayne divide his army to make the attack? 34. What is a "forlorn hope"? (Consult a large dictionary.) 35. How did the Americans show their good discipline? 36. What are pioneers? (Consult a large dictionary.) 37. What was the effect of having Colonel Murfree and his men appear in front of the fort? 38. How long did the fight last? 39. How many of the British escaped from Stony Point? 40. Why did not Washington hold Stony Point? 41. What effect did this victory have on the American soldier? 42. What did the British think of the "rebels"? 43. How did General Clinton take it all? CHAPTER VII, PAGE 90 THE DEFEAT OF THE RED DRAGOONS 1. How did the patriots of the South get on in 1780? 2. What have we already learned about Sir Henry Clinton? (See the Index entry for Clinton.) 3. What were General Gates's "Northern laurels"? (See Chapter II.) 4. What sort of man was Gates? (Compare Chapter VIII.) 5. What effect did the crushing blows of the British have on the Southern patriots? 6. What orders did Tarleton and Ferguson receive from Lord Cornwallis? 7. What sort of man was Ferguson? 8. What threat did Ferguson send to the backwoodsmen? 9. What was the character of the Franklin and Holston settlers? 10. What is the name of the state that grew out of the Franklin and Holston s
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