Braddock's Defeat

Zusatztext a valuable contribution to the North American history of the Seven Years' War, the evolving interpretation of the eighteenth-century British Army, and the clash of cultures in the Atlantic world of that era. Informationen zum Autor David L. Preson is the Westvaco Professor of National Security Studies at the Citadel. He is the author of The Texture of Contact: European and Indian Settler Communities on the Frontiers of Iroquoia, 1667-1783. Klappentext An account of the July 1755 defeat of British troops to French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela, testing ground for the American Revolution. Zusammenfassung An account of the July 1755 defeat of British troops to French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela, testing ground for the American Revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Myth and History of Braddock's Defeat 1: Paths to the Monongahela 2: Braddock Americanus 3: Confrontations 4: Beaujeu's Convoy 5: Braddock's March 6: Braddock's Defeat 7: Consequences Epilogue: Revolutionary Echoes

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Assistant Professor of History David L (T Preston, David L. Preston, David L. (Assistant Professor of History Preston
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 14.07.2015
• EAN: 9780199845323
• ISBN: 978-0-19-984532-3
• Seiten: 480
• Abmessung: 165 mm x 242 mm x 37 mm
• Serien: Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, Braddock