, 158, 166, 176, 188,
189, 193, 199, 206-209, 227-229, 229-231, 235, 236-238,
240, 246.

Cornwallis, Charles, Earl, British General, accompanies expedition
against Charleston, 1776, 31;
hurried to Trenton, after Washington's victory there, 49;
professional quarrel with Sir H. Clinton, 115, 175;
at siege and capture of Charleston, 152;
left in command of southern department, 1780, 152;
defeats Gates at Camden, 1780, 152;
pushes on to North Carolina, 152;
embarrassments there, 152;
enters Virginia, and joins Arnold at Petersburg, 1781, 153, 174;
ordered by Clinton to occupy a defensive position which should
cover anchorage for a fleet, 175;
evacuates Portsmouth, and takes position at Yorktown, 175;
French cruisers bar his retreat towards the Carolinas, and
occupy York River, 179;
enclosed by French fleet and French and American armies, 184;
compelled to surrender, 185.

Cornwallis, Sir William (brother of Lord), British naval captain,
share in action between Byron and d'Estaing, 1779,
108-110, 153;
in command of a squadron, action with La Motte-Picquet, 1780, 153;
action with de Ternay's squadron, 155-157;
characteristics, and nickname of, 157;
distinguished part in Hood's action with de Grasse, 1782, 201;
share in Rodney's victory, 217;
quoted, 156, 198, 200, 203, 211.

Crown Point, military post on Lake Champlain, 8;
seized by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen, 1775, 8;
General Montgomery embarks at, to invade Canada, 1775, 9;
Arnold retreats to, in 1776, after reverses in Canada, 12;
part in campaign of 1776, 24;
recovered by British, 25;
reoccupied by Americans after Burgoyne's surrender, 28.

Cuddalore, British post in India, on Coromandel Coast, besieged by
Hyder Ali and Suffren, 242;
taken by Hyder Ali, 244;
British attempt to retake, 252;
relieved by Suffren, 252-254.

Darby, George, British Admiral, commands Channel Fleet, 1780, 157;
relief of Gibraltar by, 1781, 186-188;
blocked in Torbay by Franco-Spanish fleet, 1781, 188-189.

Delaware, Naval Operations in the, 1777, 52-55;
in 1778, 59, 62-64.

De Barras, French Commodore, commands squadron in Newport, 1781,
174;
opinion concerning des Touches' conduct, 174;
junction with de Grasse in Chesapeake Bay, 1781, 184.