of
Lafayette's gallantry at the battle of the Brandywine. Although
wounded in the leg, Lafayette kept the field till the battle was
over. To the surgeon who cared for the injured Lafayette, Washington
said, "Take care of him as though he were my son.")

PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES

A

Abigail, _ab'i-gl_.

Adair, _a-dair'_.

Algerine, _al-je-reen'_.

Alleghanies, _al'e-ga-nies_.

Andre, _an'dray_.

Annapolis, _an-nap'o-lis_.

B

Bailey, _bay'ly_.

Bainbridge, _bain'bridge_.

Barbary, _bar'ba-ry_.

Belgium, _bel'ji-um_.

Borgne, _born_.

Brandywine, _bran'dy-wine_.

Brazil, _bra-zil'_.

Burgoyne, _bur-goin'_.

C

Cahokia, _ka-ho'ki-a_.

Calhoun, _kal-hoon'_.

Carleton, _karl'ton_.

Carolina, _kar-o-li'na_.

Catalano, _kah-tah-lah'no_.

Catawba, _ka-taw'ba_.

Champlain, _sham-plain'_.

Chaudiere, _sho-de-air'_.

Chesapeake, _ches'a-peek_.

Connecticut, _kon-net'i-kut_.

Cornwallis, _korn-wall'iss_.

Creole, _kre'ole_.

Cunningham, _kun'ing-am_.

Cyane, _see-ann'_.

D

Dacres, _day'kers_.

Dearborn, _deer'burn_.

Decatur, _de-kay'tur_.

De Grasse, _de-grass'_.

Detroit, _de-troit'_.

Dickinson, _dik'in-son_.

Dinwiddie, _din-wid'y_.

F

Farragut, _far'a-gut_.

G

Gardiner, _gard'ner_.

Gerry, _ger'y_ (_g_ as in _get_).

Ghent, _jent_.

Gibault, _zhe-bo'_.

Gibraltar, _ji-brall'tar_.

Gladstone, _glad'ston_.

Gloucester, _gloss'ter_.

Gouverneur, _goo-ver-ner'_.

Grier, _greer_.

Guerriere, _ger-i-air'_ (_g_ as in _get_).

Guilford, _gil'ford_ (_g_ as in _get_).

H

Hessians, _hesh'ans_.

I

Illinois, _il-i-noi'_ or _il-i-noiz'_.

J

Jacataqua, _ja-cat'a-quah_.

K

Kaskaskia, _kas-kas'ki-a_.

Keane, _keen_.

Kennebec, _ken-e-bek'_.

L

Lafayette, _lah-fa-yet'_.

Lafitte, _lah-fit'_.

Levant, _le-vant'_.

Louisiana, _loo-eez-i-an'a_.

Louisville, _loo'is-vill_ or _loo'y-vill_.

M

McDonough, _mak-don'oh_.

Madeira, _ma-de'ra_ or _ma-day'i-ra_.

Maltese, _mall-tees'_ or _mall-teez'_.

Marseillaise, _mar-se-layz'_.

Maryland, _mer'i-land_.

Mediterranean, _med-i-ter-ra'ne-an_.

Megantic, _me-gan'tic_.

Meigs, _megs_.

Montaigne, _mon-tain'_.

Monticello, _mon-te-sel'lo_.

Montreal, _mont-re-all'_.

Morocco, _mo-rock'o_.

Moultrie, _moo'try_ or _mool'try_.

N

Napoleon, _na-po'le-on_.

Newburyport, _new-ber-y-port'_.

Newfoundland, _new'fund-land_.

Nol