The Untold Story Of The Battle Of Saratoga

Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 0756549744
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Untold Story of the Battle of Saratoga written by Michael Burgan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the role that the Battle of Saratoga played in the Revolutionary War.

Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 0756554764
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Untold Story of the Battle of Saratoga written by Michael Burgan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind two battles collectively known as the Battle of Saratoga makes an unforgettable tale, yet it's unfamiliar to many people. These battles are considered the turning point of the American Revolution. They halted Britain's southern advance and convinced France to provide invaluable military support and monetary aid to the American cause. Without victories in Saratoga, the American struggle for liberty may have fallen apart.

Author : Kevin John Weddle
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195331400
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Compleat Victory written by Kevin John Weddle and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening Moves -- The First Invasion -- A New British Strategy -- A Question of American Command -- Laying the Groundwork -- The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga -- Defeat, Retreat, Disgrace -- Aftershocks -- Burgoyne Moves South -- The Ordeal of Philip Schuyler -- The Murder of Jane McCrea -- Not to Make a Ticonderoga of It -- Oriskany and Relief -- Cat and Mouse -- Burgoyne's Dilemma -- The Battle of Bennington -- Gates takes Command -- The Battle of Freeman's Farm -- Sir Henry Clinton to the Rescue -- The Battle of Bemis Heights -- Retreat, Pursuit, and Surrender -- British Reassessment -- The Fruits of Victory -- Conclusion: Strategy and Leadership.

Author : Alan Pell Crawford
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 059331851X
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Fierce People written by Alan Pell Crawford and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story—fully explored—of the critical aspect of America’s Revolutionary War that was fought in the South, showing that the British surrender at Yorktown was the direct result of the southern campaign, and that the battles that emerged south of the Mason-Dixon line between loyalists to the Crown and patriots who fought for independence were, in fact, America’s first civil war. The famous battles that form the backbone of the story put forth of American independence—at Lexington and Concord, Brandywine, Germantown, Saratoga, and Monmouth—while crucial, did not lead to the surrender at Yorktown. It was in the three-plus years between Monmouth and Yorktown that the war was won. Alan Pell Crawford’s riveting new book,This Fierce People, tells the story of these missing three years, long ignored by historians, and of the fierce battles fought in the South that made up the central theater of military operations in the latter years of the Revolutionary War, upending the essential American myth that the War of Independence was fought primarily in the North. Weaving throughout the stories of the heroic men and women, largely unsung patriots—African Americans and whites, militiamen and “irregulars,” patriots and Tories, Americans, Frenchmen, Brits, and Hessians, Crawford reveals the misperceptions and contradictions of our accepted understanding of how our nation came to be, as well as the national narrative that America’s victory over the British lay solely with General George Washington and his troops.

Author : Kevin J. Weddle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019991253X
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Compleat Victory written by Kevin J. Weddle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, Winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award & Winner of The Society of the Cincinnati Prize. In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and a half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to surrender his entire army. The American victory stunned the world and changed the course of the war. Kevin J. Weddle offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. In the end, British plans were undone by a combination of distance, geography, logistics, and an underestimation of American leadership and fighting ability. Taking Ticonderoga had misled Burgoyne and his army into thinking victory was assured. Saratoga, which began as a British foraging expedition, turned into a rout. The outcome forced the British to rethink their strategy, inflamed public opinion in England against the war, boosted Patriot morale, and, perhaps most critical of all, led directly to the Franco-American alliance. Weddle unravels the web of contingencies and the play of personalities that ultimately led to what one American general called "the Compleat Victory."

Author : John Luzader
Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611210356
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saratoga written by John Luzader and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2008-10-06 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth account of the 1777 campaign that would determine the fate of the British invasion from Canada and America’s quest for independence. The crushing British defeat at Saratoga prompted France to recognize the American colonies as an independent nation, declare war on England, and commit money, ships, arms, and men to the rebellion. John Luzader’s impressive Saratoga is the first all-encompassing objective account of these pivotal months in American history. The British offensive—under General John Burgoyne—kicked off with a stunning victory at Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777, followed by a sharp successful engagement at Hubbardton. Other actions erupted at Fort Stanwix, Oriskany, and Bennington. However, serious supply problems dogged Burgoyne’s column and, assistance from General William Howe failed to materialize. Faced with hungry troops and a powerful gathering of American troops, Burgoyne decided to take the offensive by crossing the Hudson River and moving against General Horatio Gates. The complicated maneuvers and command frictions that followed sparked two major battles, one at Freeman’s Farm (September 19) and the second at Bemis Heights (October 7). Seared into the public consciousness as “the battle of Saratoga,” the engagements resulted in the humiliating defeat and ultimately the surrender of Burgoyne’s entire army. Decades in the making, former National Park Service staff historian John Luzader’s Saratoga combines strategic, political, and tactical history into a compelling portrait of this decisive campaign. His sweeping prose relies heavily upon original archival research and the author’s personal expertise with the challenging terrain. Complete with stunning original maps and photos, Saratoga will take its place as one of the important and illuminating campaign studies ever written.

Author : Hourly History
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battles of Saratoga written by Hourly History and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable history of the Battles of Saratoga...The Battles of Saratoga are often regarded as the turning point in the American War of Independence when the North American colonies began their march to triumph against Great Britain. Fought in September and October 1777, these two battles were significant victories for a variety of reasons. The actual history of these monumental battles-their causes, the battles themselves, and their aftermath-is both complex and thrilling. Discover the history and legacy of the Battles of Saratoga in this book. Discover a plethora of topics such as Colonial America: The Causes of the Revolutionary War Prelude to the Battles at Saratoga First Battle: The Battle of Freeman's Farm Between the Battles Second Battle: The Battle of Bemis Heights Aftermath And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on the Battles of Saratoga, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!

Author : Rupert Furneaux
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saratoga written by Rupert Furneaux and published by Allen & Unwin Australia. This book was released on 1971 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the Saratoga campaign that changed the course of the Revolutionary War.

Author : John E. Ferling
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195382927
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Almost a Miracle written by John E. Ferling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the military history of the American Revolution and the grim realities of the eight-year conflict while offering descriptions of the major engagements on land and sea and the decisions that influenced the course of the war.

Author : David Ossont
Publisher : Milford House Press
ISBN 13 : 9781620063088
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Saratoga written by David Ossont and published by Milford House Press. This book was released on 2019-07-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1777, seventeen-year old Roland McCaffrey joins the American Revolution. He is part of the army trying to stop the invasion force of British general John Burgoyne. Fighting alongside his sergeant and mentor, Roland becomes a skilled rifleman. He feels guilt for killing but plays an important role in the American strategy. At the Battles of Saratoga, Roland engages in combat under Benedict Arnold.