John Laurens And The American Revolution
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John Laurens And The American Revolution
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Author : Gregory D. Massey
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2016-12-13
John Laurens And The American Revolution written by Gregory D. Massey and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An “excellent biography” of General Washington’s aide-de-camp, a daring soldier who advocated freeing slaves who served in the Continental Army (Journal of Military History). Winning a reputation for reckless bravery in a succession of major battles and sieges, John Laurens distinguished himself as one of the most zealous, self-sacrificing participants in the American Revolution. A native of South Carolina and son of Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, John devoted his life to securing American independence. In this comprehensive biography, Gregory D. Massey recounts the young Laurens’s wartime record —a riveting tale in its own right —and finds that even more remarkable than his military escapades were his revolutionary ideas concerning the rights of African Americans. Massey relates Laurens’s desperation to fight for his country once revolution had begun. A law student in England, he joined the war effort in 1777, leaving behind his English wife and an unborn child he would never see. Massey tells of the young officer’s devoted service as General George Washington’s aide-de-camp, interaction with prominent military and political figures, and conspicuous military efforts at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Newport, Charleston, Savannah, and Yorktown. Massey also recounts Laurens’s survival of four battle wounds and six months as a prisoner of war, his controversial diplomatic mission to France, and his close friendship with Alexander Hamilton. Laurens’s death in a minor battle in August 1782 was a tragic loss for the new state and nation. Unlike other prominent southerners, Laurens believed blacks shared a similar nature with whites, and he formulated a plan to free slaves in return for their service in the Continental Army. Massey explores the personal, social, and cultural factors that prompted Laurens to diverge so radically from his peers and to raise vital questions about the role African Americans would play in the new republic. “Insightful and balanced . . . an intriguing account, not only of the Laurens family in particular but, equally important, of the extraordinarily complex relationships generated by the colonial breach with the Mother Country.” —North Carolina Historical Review
A Hero S Life
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Author : Gregory D. Massey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
A Hero S Life written by Gregory D. Massey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Americans categories.
An American Soldier
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Author : Sara Bertha Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-05
An American Soldier written by Sara Bertha Townsend and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-05 with History categories.
Originally published in 1958, this is the biography of John Laurens (1754-1782), an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. In the author’s own words, Laurens hailed from an era that “knew nothing of flamethrowers and submarines, of atomic bombs and guided missiles. To the young republic this man gave his utmost devotion, acting within five momentous years the roles of soldier, legislator, aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, and Special Minister to France.”
John Laurens Envoy To Paris
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Author : Juliet Cox Coleman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
John Laurens Envoy To Paris written by Juliet Cox Coleman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Americans categories.
The Army Correspondence Of Colonel John Laurens In The Years 1777 8
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Author : John Laurens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Army Correspondence Of Colonel John Laurens In The Years 1777 8 written by John Laurens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with United States categories.
Letters On The American Revolution In The Library At Karolfred
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Author : Frederic Richardson Kirkland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Letters On The American Revolution In The Library At Karolfred written by Frederic Richardson Kirkland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with United States categories.
Army Correspondence Of Colonel John Laurens In The Years 1777 1778
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Author : John Laurens
language : en
Publisher: Ayer Publishing
Release Date : 1969-10-01
Army Correspondence Of Colonel John Laurens In The Years 1777 1778 written by John Laurens and has been published by Ayer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969-10-01 with categories.
Christopher Gadsden And Henry Laurens
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Author : Daniel J. McDonough
language : en
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press
Release Date : 2000
Christopher Gadsden And Henry Laurens written by Daniel J. McDonough and has been published by Susquehanna University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A study of the lives of Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) and Henry Laurens (1724-1792) is much more than a look at the contributions of two important, though largely neglected, heroes of the Revolution. Indeed, in these two lives, one can trace the development of the Revolution in South Carolina. Either Gadsden or Laurens, sometimes both, figured prominently in every major development in South Carolina between 1760 and 1783.
Lives Of The Heroes Of The American Revolution Also Embracing The Declaration Of Independence And Signers Names The Constitution Of The United States And Amendments Together With The Inaugural First Annual And Farewell Addresses Of Washington
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Author : John Frost
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1847
Lives Of The Heroes Of The American Revolution Also Embracing The Declaration Of Independence And Signers Names The Constitution Of The United States And Amendments Together With The Inaugural First Annual And Farewell Addresses Of Washington written by John Frost and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1847 with United States categories.
The Life Of Henry Laurens With A Sketch Of The Life Of Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens
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Author : David Duncan Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The Life Of Henry Laurens With A Sketch Of The Life Of Lieutenant Colonel John Laurens written by David Duncan Wallace and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX THE CONWAY CABAL, 1777-78 THE conspiracy for the displacement of Washington and distribution of honors and emoluments to Gates and his associates known as the Conway Cabal ran its course through Congress during the same months of 1777-8 which were occupied with the Saratoga Convention. A review of the factions which existed in Congress will help us to understand this as well as other political tangles through which we must pass.1 There early appeared in Congress two roughly defined party groups. One, on account of its passionate attachment to a pronounced form of republicanism, scented danger from military power and executive domination, and in their dread of these sought to keep all executive business in the hands of Congress through committees and boards and strove for a strict system of control over the Commander-in-Chief. The policy of these, for the most part disinterested but often impractical patriots, must be ranked high among the causes which imperilled the success of the Revolution. At its core was the "family compact" of the Lees and Adamses. They constituted what Wharton aptly calls the "expulsive," or "liberative," party, from their zeal being so absorbed with this end as to blind them to the necessity of efficient administrative and military machinery. Prominent among the leaders of the other, called by Wharton the "constructive" party, were Washington, Franklin, Jay, Robert R. Livingston, and Robert Morris, men who had 'Wharton in his Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, i., 252 et passim, gives an excellent account of the factional lines and con. tests in Congress, which is here followed. not been so active as the others in bringing on the trouble with the mother country, but who showed...