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With musket and tomahawk : the Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777 /

Underneath the umbrella of the Saratoga campaign, countless battles and skirmishes were waged from the borders of Canada southward to Ticonderoga, Bennington, and the approaches to Albany. Heroes on both sides were created, though only one side proved victorious amid a tapestry of madness, cruelty,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Logusz, Michael O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Casemate, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Introduction: The Wilderness War of 1777""; ""The Strategic Dilemma in the Northern Theater""; ""Lord Germainâ€?s Proposal""; ""General Burgoyneâ€?s Plan to Advance on Albany""; ""The British Army in Canada""; ""The Northern Campaign Commences""; ""British Moves and Patriot Uncertainty""; ""Burgoyne Advances and Fort Ticonderoga Falls""; ""Cries of Retreat and Forest Combats""; ""The Battle of Hubbardton""; ""Fighting Off Marauders and Raiders""; ""Samuel Kirkland: Chaplain and Intelligence Agent""; ""Burgoyneâ€?s Plan to Reach Fort Edward""
  • ""Bolstering Forces on Both Sides""""Burgoyne Hacks His Way South""; ""The Tragic Case of Jane McCrea""; ""The Battle of Bennington""; ""Schuyler Is Relieved of Command""; ""The Patriots Raid Fort Ticonderoga""; ""The First Battle of Saratoga: Freemanâ€?s Farm""; ""Troops Dig In and Patriot Generals Collide""; ""Burgoyneâ€?s Strategy Unravels""; ""The British Begin to Collapse""; ""Burgoyne Surrenders""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""