Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Henry Clinton to George Germain Regarding Aid for the Many Loyalist Refugees He Has Encountered
Author: Henry Clinton to George Germain Regarding Measures Taken to Aid Refugees and Galvanise Them Into a Military Force
Author: Henry Clinton to George Germain on the Issue of a Police Force for the Protection of Loyalist Citizens, and the Compensation of One Individual
Author: George Germain to Henry Clinton, Regarding a Loyalist Force that Can be Used to Disrupt Trade Along the Coast
Author: Henry Clinton to George Germain, Discussing Efforts to Inspire Europeans to the Loyalist Cause, Including the Irish
Author: George Germain to Henry Clinton, Regarding a Memorial by a Loyalist
Author: George Germain to Henry Clinton Regarding Use of Loyalist Levies
Author: Losing America, Conquering India
Author: Chaim M. RosenbergPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476628343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
On October 19, 1781, British general Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War and conceding the independence of the United States of America. Britain soon overcame the humiliation of defeat by expanding its empire elsewhere. Five years after Yorktown, Cornwallis was installed as governor and commander of the army in India, determined to make the subcontinent the brightest jewel in the British crown. Officers who served under him during the War rose to high positions in the British army and navy. Emulating Cornwallis's deep sense of duty to king and country, they vigorously pursued the conquest of India, put down the 1798 Irish Rebellion, defended Canada, defeated the Dutch at the Cape of Good Hope, occupied Ceylon and battled Napoleon. Prominent among them was General Sir James Henry Craig, governor of Canada, whose clumsy attempt to spy on the U.S. was a factor in setting off the War of 1812.
War!
Author: George T. Morrow IIPublisher: Telford Publications
ISBN: 098314687X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Strategy in the American War of Independence
Author: Donald StokerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134210396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This book examines the strategies pursued by the Colonies and the other combatants in the American War for Independence, placing the conflict in its proper global context. Many do not realize the extent to which the 1775 colonial rebellion against British rule escalated into a global conflict. Collectively, this volume examines the strategies pursued by the American Colonies, Great Britain, France, Spain, and Holland, and the League of Armed Neutrality, placing the military, naval, and diplomatic elements of the struggle in their proper global context. Moreover, assessing how each nation prosecuted their respective wars provides lessons for current students of strategic studies and military and naval history. This book will be of great interest to students of strategic studies, American history, Military History and political science in general. Donald Stoker is Professor of Strategy and Policy for the US Naval War College’s Monterey Program in Monterey, California. He joined the Strategy and Policy faculty in 1999 and has taught both in Monterey and Newport. Kenneth J. Hagan, Professor Emeritus, the U.S. Naval Academy, is currently Professor of Strategy and Policy for the U.S. Naval War College’s Monterey Program. Michael T. McMaster is a Professor at the U.S. Naval War College in Monterey. He is a retired U.S. Navy Commander.