| Description |
1 online resource (x, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Prologue; PART I: A WINTER'S TALE; Chapter 1: The Darkest New Year; Chapter 2: Disorder, Fear and Mutiny; Chapter 3: Hills of the South Country; Chapter Four: Hell in Virginia; Chapter 5: Sunrise at the Cowpens; Chapter 6: The Race to the Dan; Chapter 7: We Fight, Get Beat, and Fight Again; PART II: NO SPRING NOr SUMMER REST; Chapter 8: Everything Has Changed; Chapter 9: The Lion Sleeps at Yorktown; Chapter 10: We Have Pursued Them to the Eutaws; PART III: THE GUNS OF AUTUMN; Chapter 11: THe Siege of Yorktown; Chapter 12: Capitulation; Chapter 13: Aftermath; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography |
| Summary |
The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War, but it was the pivotal campaigns and battles of 1781 that decided the final outcome. 1781 was one of those rare years in American history when the future of the nation hung by a thread, and only the fortitude, determination, and sacrifice of its leaders and citizenry ensured its survival. By 1781, America had been at war with the world?s strongest empire for six years with no end in sight. British troops occupied key coastal cities, from New York to Savannah, and the Royal Navy prowled the waters off the American coast |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Command of troops -- History -- 18th century
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HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Military campaigns
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Command of troops
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140147
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011275531 |
| ISBN |
9781612000787 |
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1612000789 |
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