THE DECISIVE PERIOD OF THE WAR.

SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE AND CAPTURE OF PHILADELPHIA BY HOWE.

THE NAVAL PART IN EACH OPERATION 1777 British Object in Campaign of 1777 the same as that in 1776 50 Part assigned to Burgoyne 50 Slowness of his Progress at the beginning 51 Sir William Howe, instead of cooeperating, takes his Army to the Chesapeake 52 Criticism of this Course 52 Howe's Progress to Philadelphia, and Capture of that City 53 Admiral Lord Howe takes the Fleet from the Chesapeake to the Delaware 53 Surrender of Burgoyne and his Army 53 British Naval Operations in Delaware Bay 54 Brief Tenure--Nine Months--of Philadelphia by British 55 The general Failure of the British Campaign determined by Howe's move to the Chesapeake 55 General Results of the Campaign 56 Part played by the British Navy.

Analogous to that in Spain, 1808-1812, and in many other instances 57.