A Morgan Rifleman
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A Morgan Rifleman
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Author : Walter Hammond Nichols
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
A Morgan Rifleman written by Walter Hammond Nichols and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with United States categories.
Daniel Morgan
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Author : Don Higginbotham
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013-07-01
Daniel Morgan written by Don Higginbotham and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Over the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander. He combined this success on the battlefield with a deep devotion to the soldiers serving under him. In a conflict that abounded in vital personalities, Morgan's was one of the most colorful. Illiterate, uncultivated, and contentious, he nevertheless combined the resourcefulness of a frontiersman with a native gift as a tactician and leader. His rise from humble origins gives forceful testimony to the democratic spirit of the new America.
A Rifleman With Morgan
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Author : John Joseph Henry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-10
A Rifleman With Morgan written by John Joseph Henry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with History categories.
Buckskin, moccasins and long rifle-a rifleman's war Later in life 'Johnny' Henry decided to put his adventures in writing for the benefit of his children, and in so doing has left posterity an invaluable first hand record of a little reported episode of the American Revolutionary War. In 1775 Congress endorsed a plan to invade Canada at Quebec. Command was given to Benedict Arnold and notable among his troops were three companies of men well accustomed to the wilderness of the Eastern Woodlands-the renowned riflemen under Captain Daniel Morgan, the famous pioneer and frontiersman. One of their number was the author of this riveting account. Henry, with five companions, under Lieutenant Steele were specially selected to scout ahead and break the trail for the following army. The small party set off in birch-bark canoes and what followed makes for a classic account of soldiering through a hostile land, ever in fear of ambush by hostile Indians and struggling to overcome and to subsist in the harsh terrain. Henry barely survived the ordeal and yet these events were merely the beginnings of his experiences. Readers who are fascinated by the adventures of early colonial backwoodsmen will find much to interest them in this book. The attack on Quebec was a ragged affair with both Arnold and Morgan wounded in street fighting. Local militia decided the issue and the assault was ultimately a failure with over half the American army forced to surrender. Previously published as 'The Campaign Against Quebec, ' this Leonaur edition has been re-titled so that modern readers will readily understand its content; it is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
British Light Infantryman Vs Patriot Rifleman
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Author : Robbie MacNiven
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-04-27
British Light Infantryman Vs Patriot Rifleman written by Robbie MacNiven and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-27 with History categories.
Fully illustrated, this book assesses the origins, equipment, and fighting styles of the irregular warfare specialists fighting on both sides during the American Revolutionary War. Amid North America's often forested, broken, or rugged terrain, 18th-century armies came to rely on soldiers capable of fighting individually or in small groups. During the American Revolutionary War, rifle-armed companies were incorporated into the newly created Continental Army, while Patriot militiamen and partisans also made use of rifled weapons. Facing them were the British Army's light infantrymen; among the most experienced regular soldiers fighting for the Crown, they were joined by Loyalist units able to operate in dispersed formations and German hired troops skilled in open-order fighting, including the rifle-armed Jäger. The strengths and limitations of both sides' open-order specialists are evaluated in this book, with particular focus upon three revealing battles: Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776), where the Patriots took heart from being able to hold their own in an escalating clash with Crown light forces; Freeman's Farm (September 19, 1777), where British light infantry engaged Patriot riflemen in notably rough terrain; and Hanging Rock (August 6, 1780), where Patriot riflemen and partisans attacked a Loyalist encampment, including Provincial Corps light infantry. Specially commissioned artwork, archive illustrations, and newly drawn mapping complement the authoritative text.
The Rifleman
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Author : Oliver North
language : en
Publisher: Fidelis Books
Release Date : 2019-12-10
The Rifleman written by Oliver North and has been published by Fidelis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-10 with Fiction categories.
This is a war story. It’s about real people and events before and during the American Revolution. The central characters in this work—Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Charles Mynn Thruston, and Generals Arnold, Knox, Greene, Lee, Gates, and a host of others—actually did the deeds at the places and times described herein. So too did their accurately identified foreign and native adversaries. Though this is a work of fiction, readers may be surprised to discover the American Revolution was also one of the most ‘un-civil’ of Civil Wars. If Daniel Morgan were alive today, he would be my near neighbor in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. While visiting a nearby gristmill, Daniel Morgan and Nathaniel Burwell, a fellow Revolutionary War veteran, built in the late 1700s [now restored and operated by the Clarke County Historical Association], I became fascinated by this unsung American hero. “My good friend Oliver North has spent his life in the company of heroes. In this great read, he tells the stories of some of my personal heroes—the Riflemen you will meet in this book!” —LTG William G. “Jerry” Boykin, former commander, U.S. Army Special Forces and author of six books including his autobiography, Never Surrender
Morgan S Youngest Rifleman
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Author : Frederick Hankerson Costello
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
Morgan S Youngest Rifleman written by Frederick Hankerson Costello and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with New York (State) categories.
Daniel Morgan An Inexplicable Hero
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Author : James Kenneth Swisher
language : en
Publisher: Koehler Books
Release Date : 2019-02-24
Daniel Morgan An Inexplicable Hero written by James Kenneth Swisher and has been published by Koehler Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Daniel Morgan was a brash, wholly uneducated, fearless young man-an unlikely American folk hero from the Shenandoah Valley who lived during one the most transformative periods of American history: the Revolutionary War. Here, James Kenneth Swisher delves into the story of this largely unsung hero of inexplicable merit.
They Are Indeed A Very Useful Corps
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Author : Michael Cecere
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
They Are Indeed A Very Useful Corps written by Michael Cecere and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
The story of America 's riflemen in the Revolutionary War begins with their formation in 1775. First person accounts of their recruitment, long march, and encampment at Boston, introduce readers to the flamboyant and sometimes unruly nature of riflemen. Gr
Daniel Morgan
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Author : Albert Louis Zambone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07
Daniel Morgan written by Albert Louis Zambone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07 with categories.
A Major New Biography of a Man of Humble Origins Who Became One of the Great Military Leaders of the American Revolution On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, the notorious British cavalry officer Banastre Tarleton and his legion had been destroyed along with the cream of Lord Cornwallis's troops. The man who planned and executed this stunning American victory was Daniel Morgan. Once a barely literate backcountry laborer, Morgan now stood at the pinnacle of American martial success. Born in New Jersey in 1736, he left home at seventeen and found himself in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. There he worked in mills and as a teamster, and was recruited for Braddock's disastrous expedition to take Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755. When George Washington called for troops to join him at the siege of Boston in 1775, Morgan organized a select group of riflemen and headed north. From that moment on, Morgan's presence made an immediate impact on the battlefield and on his superiors. Washington soon recognized Morgan's leadership and tactical abilities. When Morgan's troops blocked the British retreat at Saratoga in 1777, ensuring an American victory, he received accolades from across the colonies. In Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Louis Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of the great battlefield commanders in American history. Using social history and other advances in the discipline that had not been available to earlier biographers, the author provides an engrossing portrait of this storied personality of America's founding era--a common man in uncommon times.
A Devil Of A Whipping
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Author : Lawrence E. Babits
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2011-02-01
A Devil Of A Whipping written by Lawrence E. Babits and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-01 with History categories.
The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way for American independence. Here, Lawrence Babits provides a brand-new interpretation of this pivotal South Carolina battle. Whereas previous accounts relied on often inaccurate histories and a small sampling of participant narratives, Babits uses veterans' sworn pension statements, long-forgotten published accounts, and a thorough knowledge of weaponry, tactics, and the art of moving men across the landscape. He identifies where individuals were on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they saw--creating an absorbing common soldier's version of the conflict. His minute-by-minute account of the fighting explains what happened and why and, in the process, refutes much of the mythology that has clouded our picture of the battle. Babits put the events at Cowpens into a sequence that makes sense given the landscape, the drill manual, the time frame, and participants' accounts. He presents an accurate accounting of the numbers involved and the battle's length. Using veterans' statements and an analysis of wounds, he shows how actions by North Carolina militia and American cavalry affected the battle at critical times. And, by fitting together clues from a number of incomplete and disparate narratives, he answers questions the participants themselves could not, such as why South Carolina militiamen ran toward dragoons they feared and what caused the "mistaken order" on the Continental right flank.