Calendar Of The General Otho Holland Williams Papers In The Maryland Historical Society
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Calendar Of The General Otho Holland Williams Papers In The Maryland Historical Society
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Author : Historical Records Survey (U.S.). Maryland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Calendar Of The General Otho Holland Williams Papers In The Maryland Historical Society written by Historical Records Survey (U.S.). Maryland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with United States categories.
Calendar Of The General Otho Holland Williams Papers In The Maryland Historical Society
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Author : Maryland Historical Records Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
Calendar Of The General Otho Holland Williams Papers In The Maryland Historical Society written by Maryland Historical Records Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Maryland categories.
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.
A Revolutionary People At War
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Author : Charles Royster
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2011-02-01
A Revolutionary People At War written by Charles Royster 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 2011-02-01 with History categories.
In this highly acclaimed book, Charles Royster explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. He ranges imaginatively outside the traditional techniques of analytical historical exposition to build his portrait of how individuals and a populace at large faced the Revolution and its implications. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.
Historical Dictionary Of The American Revolution
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Author : Terry M. Mays
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2009-11-18
Historical Dictionary Of The American Revolution written by Terry M. Mays and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-18 with History categories.
This greatly expanded second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution covers more battles, skirmishes, and raids of the American Revolution than any other printed source. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, maps and photos, a bibliography, and over 1000 cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Perceptions Of Battle
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Author : Jeff Dacus
language : en
Publisher: Brookline Books
Release Date : 2024-05-15
Perceptions Of Battle written by Jeff Dacus and has been published by Brookline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-15 with History categories.
A new perspective on the Battle of Monmouth from the first-person accounts of those who took part in the battle. After spending a difficult winter at Valley Forge, George Washington led the Continental Army in pursuit of the British Army moving from Philadelphia to New York City. On June 28, 1778, the army caught up with the British and defeated them at Monmouth Court House. The principal figure in the battle is George Washington. His planning, his orders, and his actions on the battlefield dominate the story. After the first rebuff of his advance guard under Charles Lee, it is Washington who matched each movement of the enemy with decisive actions of his own. In doing so he attained a tactical victory on the battlefield that had major strategic implications. Because of his leadership, and the actions of his army, both he and the Continental Army gained renewed respect from Congress, the American people, and the enemy. Washington’s success solidified his position as the face of the Revolutionary effort. While the Congress was often ineffectual or even nonexistent, Washington and his army became the symbol of the Revolution. Modern authors have contributed greatly to our knowledge of the battle of Monmouth but in doing so have tried to interpret or analyze it through our modern point of view, losing sight of what happened, disregarding the perceptions, opinions, and conclusions of the people who took part in the battle and its aftermath. This book is different in that it uses only first-person accounts to reach conclusions or render judgments. In addition to changing the perceptions of the victory of the Continental Army, modern historians have distorted the story further through the court martial of Charles Lee in the aftermath of the battle, giving it undue importance.
Affairs Of Honor
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Author : Joanne B. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Affairs Of Honor written by Joanne B. Freeman and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with History categories.
Offering a reassessment of the tumultuous culture of politics on the national stage during America's early years, when Jefferson, Burr, and Hamilton were among the national leaders, Freeman shows how the rituals and rhetoric of honor provides ground rules for political combat. Illustrations.
Light Horse Harry Lee
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Author : Charles Royster
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2013-08-21
Light Horse Harry Lee written by Charles Royster and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-21 with History categories.
In Light Horse Harry Lee, Charles Royster tells the story of a man whose career embodies the visionary promises that inspired the American Revolution, as well as the inability of the revolutionary generation to put all its ideals into practice. The man is Henry Lee—soldier (nicknamed “Light-Horse Harry Lee”), statesmen, landowner, historian of the young republic, member of one of the oldest and most eminent families of Virginia—who throughout his life endeavored to realize his dream of a free and prosperous America. Brilliantly examining Lee’s ambitions and achievements, Mr. Royster makes us see how, both during the war and afterward, Lee continually risked himself in the service of his vision and how again and again he failed to win the victories he sought. He shows us Lee as a young officer in the Revolution, fighting valorously and skillfully, earning renown as a patriot and a military genius—but leaving the Continental Army before the war’s end, sickened by the violence of battle and disheartened by his helplessness to mitigate it. After the war, we see Lee determined to play a central role in the new nation’s peaceful growth—serving in Congress and as governor of Virginia, promoting expansion and development through his own private business ventures. And we watch as Lee’s desperate pursuit of wealth and order for America ends tragically: in his political defeat, bankruptcy, and exile from the land he fought to free. Tracing Lee’s struggles and reverses in his efforts to implement the promises of the Revolution—in his defense of the union, his opposition to Jeffersonian Republicans, his investments in land, his repeated warnings against war—Mr. Royster shows how, in extreme form, Lee exemplified in his strivings the public aspirations of America’s most politically creative era, as well as his generations collective failure to attain its vision of national grandeur and individual happiness. And it is this failure and the resultant disappointment, Mr. Royster argues, that in large part opened the way to disagreements over the nature of the Union, culminating, finally, in the Civil War—in which the South was led by Light-Horse Harry Lee’s son, Robert E. Lee.
Historical Records Survey List Of Publications August 1 1941
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Author : Historical Records Survey (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Historical Records Survey List Of Publications August 1 1941 written by Historical Records Survey (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Archives categories.
Check List Of Historical Records Survey Publications
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Author : United States. Work Projects Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Check List Of Historical Records Survey Publications written by United States. Work Projects Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Historical Records Survey Publications categories.