Jones, one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed, 187.
Keane, General, leads the British at New Orleans, 195. severely wounded, 196.
Kentucky, the founding of Lexington, 1. the pioneers in, 1, 2. the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground," 4.
King, Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
King's Ferry, on the Hudson River, the British get the control of, 78.
King's Mountain, the battle of, 90-104. the state of affairs before the battle of, 90-93. the rally of the backwoodsmen before the battle of, 93. the march of the pioneers to, 96-100. the plan of the battle of, 100. the battle of, 101-103. the victory of the backwoodsmen at, 103, 104. the effect of the victory at, 104.
Knowlton, Colonel, 51. interviews his officers, 52.
Knox, Henry, an American general, 130, 203.
Lafayette, in the Yorktown campaign, 124, 131, 135. hears of our struggle for independence, 199. arrives in this country, 200. serves under Washington, 200. returns to France, 201. returns to America with the king's pledge of help, 201. returns to France, but remembers us, 201. visits America in 1784, 202. visits us again in 1824, 202. the admiration of our people for, 203. the personal appearance of, 204. the interview of, with Red Jacket, 204. the receptions given to, from New York to Boston, 205. the tour of, through the United States, 206. visits Yorktown, 207. visits New Orleans, 208. visits other towns and cities, 208-210. goes to Mount Vernon, 211. at Boston and Bunker Hill, 212-214. the formal reception of, at Washington, 215. returns to France, 215.
Lafayette, George Washington, visits us with his father in 1824, 203.
Lafitte, the "Pirate of the Gulf," aids Jackson, 189.
Lake Borgne, near New Orleans, the British cross, 187.
Lambert, Henry, Captain, commander of the British frigate Java, 179. mortally wounded, 182.
Lambert, John, General, leads the British reserve at New Orleans, 195. retreats from New Orleans and sails for England, 197.
Langdon, John, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Ledge Falls, Greene's division reaches, 24. Enos turns back at, 24.
Lee, Charles, advises the abandoning of Fort Sullivan, 39, 46. the character of, 40. the cowardice of, at Monmouth, 105.
Lee, Henry, or "Light-Horse Harry," defends the Constitution, 154.