Washington and Cornwallis : the battle for America, 1775-1783 / / Benton Rain Patterson.

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Patterson, Benton Rain, 1929-

Washington and Cornwallis : the battle for America, 1775-1783 / / Benton Rain Patterson.

1st Taylor Trade Pub ed.

Lanham, MD : Taylor Trade Pub., 2004.

x, 359 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Electronic Version:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip049/2003021382.html

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-344) and index.

The Commander in Chief -- The army before Boston -- The King's volunteer -- The Battle of Long Island -- The fall of New York -- From Harlem Heights to White Plains -- The shattered army -- The Raid on Trenton -- The Battle of Princeton -- The Burgoyne fiasco -- The Philadelphia Campaign -- The winter at Valley Forge -- The Conway cabal -- The Earl goes home and returns -- The Battle of Monmouth Courthouse -- The Newport crisis -- A personal tragedy -- The Benedict Arnold treason -- The fall of Charleston -- The Battle of Camden -- The Battle of King's Mountain -- The Battle of Cowpens -- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse -- The Virginia Campaign -- The Battle of Yorktown -- The Surrender.

Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership.

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns

Catalog Source No.:

(OCoLC)ocm53138735

1589790219 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Horizon Information Portal 3.24_7488

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