The War of the RevolutionFrom the first crack of musket fire at Lexington and Concord to the downing of the British colors at Yorktown, Christopher Ward does not tell the whole history of the American Revolution, but rather, illuminates the history of the war caused by that revolution—the military operations on land in the War for Independence. When The War for the Revolution was first published almost sixty years ago, it was instantly recognized as a modern classic of American historical scholarship, as well as a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction Revolutionary War history. Today it is probably the most cited single work on the American Revolutionary War. The combination of a simple format and eloquent writing make The War of the Revolution an ideal reference for the professional historian and American history buff alike. |
Contents
T H E C A U S E S OF T H E W A | 24 |
E XI N G T ON | 32 |
O N CO R D | 52 |
O N D E R O GA | 63 |
B U N K E R HILL | 73 |
The Battle of Bunker Hill June 17 1775 | 83 |
WAS H IN GT O N T A K E S CO M M A N D | 99 |
OR C H E S T E R A N D F A L MOU TH | 125 |
Plan of the Attack on Forts Clinton and Montgomery by the British | 517 |
B E MIS HEIGHTS | 521 |
SA R A TO GA | 532 |
VAL LEY FOR GE | 543 |
B A R RE N H ILL | 556 |
Lafayette at Barren Hill May 20 1778 | 563 |
T H E R A C E A C R O S S T H E J E R S E YS | 570 |
MO N MOU TH | 576 |
T H E QUESTION OF CANADA | 135 |
O N T R E A L | 150 |
A R N OLDS MARCH TO QUE BEC | 163 |
Arnolds Route | 171 |
Q U E B E C | 181 |
The Attack on Quebec November 1775 to May 1776 | 189 |
WASH IN G T ON IN N E W YORK | 202 |
The Battle of Long Island August 27 1776 | 207 |
T H E P R E L I M I N A R IES | 211 |
T H E R E T R E A T | 231 |
KI PS BAY | 238 |
H A R L E M H E I G HTS | 246 |
The Westchester Campaign | 249 |
T H R O G S N E C K AND PE LHA M | 253 |
W H IT E PLAINS | 260 |
FOR T W A SHINGTON | 267 |
THE RE TRE AT THROUGH T H E J E R S E YS | 275 |
The Northern Part of New Jersey | 279 |
THE CRISIS | 285 |
TRENT ON | 291 |
The Battle of Trenton December 26 1776 | 299 |
PRINCE TO N | 306 |
Battles of Trenton and Princeton | 313 |
MORRIS TOWN | 319 |
MAN E U W E R S IN N E W J E R S E Y | 325 |
HEAD OF E L K | 334 |
B R AND Y WINE | 341 |
PHILADELPHIA | 355 |
The Battle of Brandywine September 11 1777 345 | 360 |
G E R MAN TOWN | 362 |
The Battle of Germantown October 4 1777 | 367 |
THE FORTS ON THE DE LAWARE | 372 |
Operations on the Delaware October 8November 1777 | 375 |
W A L C O U R IS LAND | 384 |
Action on Lake Champlain | 391 |
BURGOYNES EXPEDITION | 398 |
B E N N ING TON | 417 |
The Battle of Bennington | 427 |
NOTES CHAP T E R S 137 | 433 |
STAN WIX AND OR ISKANY | 477 |
St Legers Route to Fort Stanwix | 479 |
Oriskany August 6 1777 | 487 |
A N B U R Y | 492 |
FREE MANS FARM | 504 |
First Battle at Freemans Farm September 19 1777 | 509 |
FOR T CLINT ON AND FOR T M O N T G O MERY | 513 |
Battle of Monmouth June 28 1778 | 583 |
NEW PORT | 587 |
S TO NY POINT | 596 |
Stony Point July 16 1779 | 601 |
P A U L US HOOK | 604 |
THE HARD WIN TER AT MORRIS TOWN | 611 |
WY O M IN G | 629 |
S UL LIVANS EXPEDITION | 638 |
T H E IND I A N S S T R I K E B A C K | 646 |
T H E S E AT OF WAR IN T H E SOUTH | 655 |
Seat of War in the Southern States 17751781 | 657 |
The Battle of Sullivans Island June 28 1776 | 675 |
GE OR GIA | 679 |
S A V A N N A H | 688 |
Siege of Savannah October 9 1779 | 691 |
CIVIL WAR IN T H E SO U TH | 704 |
GA T E S T A K E S CO M M A N D | 717 |
The Battle of Camden August 16 1780 | 727 |
A F T E R C A M D EN | 731 |
KINGS MOUNTAIN | 737 |
The Battle of Kings Mountain | 743 |
B E FORE CO W P E N S | 748 |
CO W P E N S | 755 |
The Battle of Cowpens January 17 1781 7 59 | 759 |
CO R N W A L L H S P U R S U E S M O R G A N | 763 |
T H E R E T R E AT TO T H E D A N | 770 |
G R E E N E R E T U R N S T O N OR T H C A R O L INA | 777 |
GUI L F O R D C O U R T H O U S E | 784 |
The Battle of Guilford March 15 1781 | 789 |
H O B K I R K S HILL | 802 |
Battle of Hobkirks Hill April 25 1781 | 805 |
N IN E TYSIX | 816 |
Siege of NinetySix May 22June 19 1781 | 819 |
E UT AW S P R IN GS | 823 |
A R T E R E U T A W S P R IN GS | 835 |
T H E D UN MOR E RAIDS | 845 |
George Rogers Clark and the West | 850 |
T H E R A V AG IN G OF VI R G IN IA | 866 |
WASHING T ON RE SU M ES OPERATIONS | 879 |
T H E SIE GE OF YORK TOWN | 886 |
Siege of Yorktown | 891 |
NOTES CHA P T E R S 3884 | 897 |
O S S A R Y O F M I L IT A R Y T E R M S | 927 |
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