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Brandywine S War
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Author : Robert Vaughan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02-21
Brandywine S War written by Robert Vaughan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-21 with categories.
Brandywine S War
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Author : Robert Vaughan
language : en
Publisher: Coronet
Release Date : 1973
Brandywine S War written by Robert Vaughan and has been published by Coronet this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Brandywine
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Author : Michael Harris
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2014-03-19
Brandywine written by Michael Harris and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-19 with History categories.
"Brandywine Creek calmly meanders through the Pennsylvania countryside today, but on September 11, 1777, it served as the scenic backdrop for the largest battle of the American Revolution, one that encompassed more troops over more land than any combat fought on American soil until the Civil War. Long overshadowed by the stunning American victory at Saratoga, the complex British campaign that defeated George WashingtonÕs colonial army and led to the capture of the capital city of Philadelphia was one of the most important military events of the war. Michael C. HarrisÕs impressive Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777, is the first full-length study of this pivotal engagement in many years. General Sir William Howe launched his campaign in late July 1777, when he loaded his army of 16,500 British and Hessian soldiers aboard a 265-ship armada in New York and set sail. Six difficult weeks later HoweÕs expedition landed near Elkton, Maryland, and moved north into Pennsylvania. WashingtonÕs rebel army harassed HoweÕs men at several locations including a minor but violent skirmish at CoochÕs Bridge in Delaware on September 3. Another week of hit-and-run tactics followed until Howe was within three miles of ChadsÕs Ford on Brandywine Creek, behind which Washington had posted his army in strategic blocking positions along a six-mile front. The young colonial capital of Philadelphia was just 25 miles farther east. Obscured by darkness and a heavy morning fog, General Howe initiated his plan of attack at 5:00 a.m. on September 11, pushing against the American center at ChadsÕs Ford with part of his army while the bulk of his command swung around WashingtonÕs exposed right flank to deliver his coup de main, destroy the colonials, and march on Philadelphia. Warned of HoweÕs flanking attack just in time, American generals turned their divisions to face the threat. The bitter fighting on Birmingham Hill drove the Americans from the field, but their heroic defensive stand saved WashingtonÕs army from destruction and proved that the nascent Continental foot soldiers could stand toe-to-toe with their foe. Although fighting would follow, Philadelphia fell to HoweÕs legions on September 26. HarrisÕs Brandywine is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account. More than a decade in the making, his sweeping prose relies almost exclusively upon original archival research and his personal knowledge of the terrain. Enhanced with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos, and told largely through the words of those who fought there, Brandywine will take its place as one of the most important military studies of the American Revolution ever written."
Decision At Brandywine
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Author : Robert Dunkerly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-02
Decision At Brandywine written by Robert Dunkerly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-02 with History categories.
A detailed study of the turning point in one of the most important battles in American history The Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777, along its namesake creek in the bucolic Pennsylvania countryside, was one of the largest engagements of the Revolutionary War. To those who participated in this massive battle, spread out over ten square miles and lasting from late afternoon until dark, it was unforgettable. Soon after the action, Major Joseph Bloomfield of the 3rd New Jersey recorded that it was "the grandest scene I ever saw, a sight beyond description." Brandywine was the first major battle for the recently reorganized Continental Army. Units had fought in small engagements, but not until Brandywine did the army fight as a whole against the British. As the two armies clashed, a ferocious and desperate action developed on a hill at the heart of the battlefield, and it was here where the battle's outcome was determined. Despite its size and significance--Brandywine was the third bloodiest engagement of the war, with 1,300 American and 581 British casualties--the battle has been the subject of very few studies. In Decision at Brandywine: The Battle on Birmingham Hill, historian Robert M. Dunkerly analyzes the fighting near the Birmingham Meeting House where the battle turned. By dissecting the struggle on Birmingham Hill in detail, he offers a case study in weapons, tactics, and terrain analysis critical to a holistic understanding of the entire battle and what it would mean for the future of the Continental Army. In the process he not only explains how the Continental Army's lack of uniformed training and inexperience in large open-field battles played a major role in their defeat, but also provides important information about Revolutionary War combat in general.
The Battle Of Brandywine
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Author : F. C. Hooton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-10
The Battle Of Brandywine written by F. C. Hooton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-10 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Battle of Brandywine: With Its Lines of Battle; The Old Flag's Baptism of Fire, Etc McCall Post, No. 31, G .A. R., West Chester, met Friday evening, June 30, A. D. 1900. The Committee on the Baptism of the American Flag in battle, and matters of interest generally relating to the history of the Battle of Brandywine made its report, through its Chairman, Col. F. C. Hooton, which we publish below, in full, because of its general interest. The Post also decided to erect a fine flag pole and fling to the breeze a beautiful flag at Sandy Hollow, on the farm of Henry Bennett, in commemoration of the heroic stand made there by General Greene's command, and the American dead who are buried there. The pole will be erected there on September 11 next, and the Secretary of War has been asked for a cannon to be placed there. Congressman Butler has been requested to look after this part of the matter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Over Here
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Over Here written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Wilmington (Del.) categories.
Germantown
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Author : Michael C. Harris
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2020-07-21
Germantown written by Michael C. Harris and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with History categories.
The award–winning author of Brandywine examines a pivotal but overlooked battle of the American Revolution’s Philadelphia Campaign. Today, Germantown is a busy Philadelphia neighborhood. On October 4, 1777, it was a small village on the outskirts of the colonial capital—and the site of one of the American Revolution’s largest battles. Now Michael C. Harris sheds new light on this important action with a captivating historical study. After defeating Washington’s rebel army in the Battle of Brandywine, General Sir William Howe took Philadelphia. But Washington soon returned, launching a surprise attack on the British garrison at Germantown. The recapture of the colonial capital seemed within Washington’s grasp until poor decisions by the American high command led to a clear British victory. With original archival research and a deep knowledge of the terrain, Harris merges the strategic, political, and tactical history of this complex operation into a single compelling account. Complete with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos, and told largely through the words of those who fought there, Germantown is a major contribution to American Revolutionary studies.
Lafayette In The Somewhat United States
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Author : Sarah Vowell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Lafayette In The Somewhat United States written by Sarah Vowell and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with History categories.
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and The Partly Cloudy Patriot, an insightful and unconventional account of George Washington’s trusted officer and friend, that swashbuckling teenage French aristocrat the Marquis de Lafayette. Chronicling General Lafayette’s years in Washington’s army, Vowell reflects on the ideals of the American Revolution versus the reality of the Revolutionary War. Riding shotgun with Lafayette, Vowell swerves from the high-minded debates of Independence Hall to the frozen wasteland of Valley Forge, from bloody battlefields to the Palace of Versailles, bumping into John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Lord Cornwallis, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Antoinette and various kings, Quakers and redcoats along the way. Drawn to the patriots’ war out of a lust for glory, Enlightenment ideas and the traditional French hatred for the British, young Lafayette crossed the Atlantic expecting to join forces with an undivided people, encountering instead fault lines between the Continental Congress and the Continental Army, rebel and loyalist inhabitants, and a conspiracy to fire George Washington, the one man holding together the rickety, seemingly doomed patriot cause. While Vowell’s yarn is full of the bickering and infighting that marks the American past—and present—her telling of the Revolution is just as much a story of friendship: between Washington and Lafayette, between the Americans and their French allies and, most of all between Lafayette and the American people. Coinciding with one of the most contentious presidential elections in American history, Vowell lingers over the elderly Lafayette’s sentimental return tour of America in 1824, when three fourths of the population of New York City turned out to welcome him ashore. As a Frenchman and the last surviving general of the Continental Army, Lafayette belonged to neither North nor South, to no political party or faction. He was a walking, talking reminder of the sacrifices and bravery of the revolutionary generation and what the founders hoped this country could be. His return was not just a reunion with his beloved Americans it was a reunion for Americans with their own astonishing, singular past. Vowell’s narrative look at our somewhat united states is humorous, irreverent and wholly original.
Brandywine County
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Author : Harry Birchard
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2000-11
Brandywine County written by Harry Birchard and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11 with categories.
In 1941, the town of Brandywine was barely aware of the world situation. Important things, like high school sporting events and the firehouse carnival, occupied its senses. Then Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and life would never be the same again. Able-bodied young men began leaving town in waves for duty on two fronts. Ground was broken for a large naval training center, some twenty miles away, and two fireworks plants, fifteen miles in another direction, received huge Army contracts to convert their production lines to ammunition. Two thousand defense girls were to be imported from depressed areas upstate to work the lines. And most of them would live in Brandywine! Brandywine high schoolers took these momentous events with a grain of salt. Until it began affecting their lives. For one thing, upper class boys began quitting school and joining up. This made those who were left even more popular with the growing majority of high school girls. Then the boys began to see how friendly the defense girls were to them, even those who were a year or two their senior. Not equating their new found popularity with homesickness and loneliness in the girls, the boys moved into the void. Not at all happy about their traitorous schoolmates, the Brandywine girls fought back, but it seemed to be a losing battle. Against this tapestry, Harry Birchard has tried to show in microcosm what might have been true all over America in World War II. To the high school kids, anyway, it was a bewildering, frightening, whacky, yet wonderful time. This is the story of Brandywine then.
Emotional Brandywine
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Author : Bruce E. Mowday
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10
Emotional Brandywine written by Bruce E. Mowday and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10 with categories.
a.The September 11, 1777, battle of Brandywine, a defeat for General George Washington, is too often forgotten by historians. Brandywine was one of the most important engagements of the war, also the largest land battle. Lafayette began his rise to an American hero that afternoon when he shed his blood for American freedom. Artist Karl J. Kuerner and author Bruce E. Mowday grew up near the main battlefield. Karl received instructions by world-known artist Andrew Wyeth. Karl uses his artistic talents to depict Brandywine landscape and Bruce writes about the history.