Bernardo de Gálvez : Spanish hero of the American Revolution /

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Although Spain was never a formal ally of the United States during the American Revolution, its entry into the war tipped the balance against Britain. Led by Bernardo de Gálvez, supreme commander of the Spanish forces in North America, Spanish military campaigns against British settlements on the M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Quintero Saravia, Gonzalo M., 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Temas:
Gálvez, Bernardo de, > 1746-1786.
1700-1799
Viceroys > New Spain > Biography.
Soldiers > Spain > Biography.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Military participation > Spanish.
Soldiers.
Spanish colonies.
Viceroys.
Pensacola (Fla.) > History > Siege, 1781.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, Spanish.
Spain > Colonies > North America > History > 18th century.
Espagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Florida > Pensacola.
New Spain.
North America.
Spain.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Early years
  • New Spain: fighting the Apache
  • Learning to be an officer and tasting defeat
  • Arrival in Louisiana and preparations for war
  • Bernardo de Gálvez takes the initiative
  • His finest hour: Pensacola, "I alone"
  • Objectives: Jamaica, return to Europe, Cuba
  • Viceroy of New Spain.

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