This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSAn Outline Narrative of the Great Events, CHARLES F. HORNEThe Battle of Lexington (a.d. 1775),RICHARD FROTHINGHAMThe Battle of Bunker Hill (a.d. 1775), JOHN BURGOYNEJOHN HENEAGE JESSEJAMES GRAHAMECanada Remains Loyal to EnglandMontgomery's Invasion (a.d. 1775), JOHN M'MULLENSigning of the American Declaration of Independence(a.d. 1776), THOMAS JEFFERSONJOHN A. DOYLEThe Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga (a.d. 1777), SIR EDWARD SHEPHERD CREASYThe First Victory of the American Navy (a.d. 1779), ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIEJoseph II Attempts Reform in Hungary (a.d. 1780), ARMINIUS VAMBERYSiege and Surrender of Yorktown (a.d. 1781), HENRY B. DAWSONLORD CORNWALLISBritish Defence of Gibraltar (a.d. 1782), FREDERICK SAYERClose of the American Revolution (a.d. 1782), JOHN ADAMSJOHN JAYBENJAMIN FRANKLINHENRY LAURENSJOHN M. LUDLOWSettlement of American Loyalists in Canada (a.d. 1783), SIR JOHN G. BOURINOTThe First Balloon Ascension (a.d. 1783), HATTON TURNORFraming of the Constitution of the United States (a.d. 1787), ANDREW W. YOUNGJOSEPH STORYInauguration of WashingtonHis Farewell Address (a.d. 1789-1797), JAMES K. PAULDING AND GEORGE WASHINGTONFrench Revolution: Storming of the Bastille (a.d. 1789), WILLIAM HAZLITTHamilton Establishes the United States Bank (a.d. 1791), ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND LAWRENCE LEWIS, JR.The Negro Revolution in Haiti (a.d. 1791)Toussaint Louverture Establishes the Dominion of his Race, CHARLES WYLLYS ELLIOTTRepublican France Defies EuropeThe Battle of Valmy (a.d. 1792), ALPHONSE M. L. LAMARTINEThe Invention of the Cotton-gin (a.d. 1793)Enormous Growth of the Cotton Industry in America, CHARLES W. DABNEYR. B. HANDYDENISON OLMSTEDThe Execution of Louis XVI (a.d. 1793)Murder of Marat: Civil War in France, THOMAS CARLYLEThe Reign of Terror (a.d. 1794), FRANÇOIS P. G. GUIZOTThe Downfall of Poland (a.d. 1794), SIR ARCHIBALD ALISONThe Rise of NapoleonThe French Conquest of Italy (a.d. 1796), SIR WALTER SCOTTOverthrow of the Mamelukes (a.d. 1798)The Battle of the Nile, CHARLES KNIGHTJenner Introduces Vaccination (a.d. 1798), SIR THOMAS J. PETTIGREWUniversal Chronology (a.d. 1775-1799), JOHN RUDD