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General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution : From Redcoat to Rebel.

Brave, humane, and generous ... still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country. --Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British. At 3 a.m. on December 31, 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shelton, Hal T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 1994.
Colección:American Social Experience S.
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Sumario:Brave, humane, and generous ... still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country. --Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British. At 3 a.m. on December 31, 1775, a band of desperate men stumbled through a raging Canadian blizzard toward Quebec. The doggedness of this ragtag militia--consisting largely of men whose short-term enlistments were to expire within the next 24 hours--was due to the exhortations of their leader. Arriving at Quebec before dawn, the troo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages)
ISBN:9780814788868
0814788866