The papers of George Washington: 12 October-December 1777

Volume 12 of the Revolutionary War Series documents Washington's unsuccessful efforts to capitalize on the American victory at Saratoga and his decision to encamp the Continental army for the winter at Valley Forge. The volume opens with the British forces at Philadelphia, where they had return...

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1. Verfasser: Washington, George 1732-1799 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chase, Philander D. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Charlottesville University Press of Virginia 2002
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Zusammenfassung:Volume 12 of the Revolutionary War Series documents Washington's unsuccessful efforts to capitalize on the American victory at Saratoga and his decision to encamp the Continental army for the winter at Valley Forge. The volume opens with the British forces at Philadelphia, where they had returned following the Battle of Germantown, and the Continental army, in Washington's words, "hovering round them, to distress and retard their operations as much as possible." Recognizing the importance of restricting communication between General William Howe and the British fleet, Washington dispatched a brigade to New Jersey to assist in the defense of Forts Mifflin and Mercer, key components in the American effort to obstruct the Delaware River. [...] -- Publisher
Beschreibung:XXXIV, 778 Seiten Karten
ISBN:9780813920771
0813920779