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Cassells Biographical Dictionary Of The American War Of Independence 1763 1783
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Book Synopsis Cassell's Biographical Dictionary of the American War of Independence, 1763-1783 by : Mark Mayo Boatner
Download or read book Cassell's Biographical Dictionary of the American War of Independence, 1763-1783 written by Mark Mayo Boatner and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1973 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution by : Marian Mathison Desrosiers
Download or read book The Banisters of Rhode Island in the American Revolution written by Marian Mathison Desrosiers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Thomas Banister fought for the British during the American Revolution, his farm and business were confiscated. He was exiled in far-off Nova Scotia, before he returned to a secluded life on Long Island. His older brother, John Banister married with a child, swore allegiance to the United Colonies, then witnessed the destruction of his Newport lands by the British Army. Convinced British laws supported remuneration, John left for England, where he sought justice for four years. His wife, Christian Stelle Banister, managed the family property and raised their son while the state threatened confiscation and the French Army lived in Newport. Tracing the lives of three young Americans during the Revolution, this study of the Banister family of Rhode Island contributes to an understanding of the war's effects on the lives of ordinary people.
Book Synopsis The British Field Marshals, 1736-1997 by : T. A. Heathcote
Download or read book The British Field Marshals, 1736-1997 written by T. A. Heathcote and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension or effective abolition of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr. Tony Heathcotes idea of compiling a definitive biographical dictionary of holders of this illustrious rank since its introduction by George II in 1736, is opportune and inspired.Those readers who anticipate a dry recitation of bare facts and statistics are in for a disappointment. A reference work this may be but the author, by dint of his depth of knowledge, has created a shrewd and highly readable commentary as well.As General Sir Charles Guthrie (the first soldier to be denied promotion to Field Marshal on appointment to Chief of Defense Staff) observes in his Foreword, this book embraces the history of the British Army over the last 250-300 years. It covers not only the careers of key individuals but provides an understanding of their contribution to the successes and failures of our military past. The diversity of personalities, who have only the honor of wearing the coveted crossed batons in common, is fascinating. Alongside the household names of the great strategists and distinguished leaders lie little known and forgotten figures, who gained their exalted rank by either luck, accident of birth or diplomatic gesture.The British Field Marshals merits a place on the bookshelf of any military historian but is likely to be found on his or her bedside table. Whether or not the rank is ever resurrected, as it has been in the past and as many will hope it will be again, this delightful and useful book will remain the authoritative guide to all those who have held the highest military rank in the British Army.
Book Synopsis John Graves Simcoe by : Mary Beacock Fryer
Download or read book John Graves Simcoe written by Mary Beacock Fryer and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the legendary figure who was appointed the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada in 1791 and founded the town of York in 1792.
Book Synopsis The Highland Furies by : Victoria Schofield
Download or read book The Highland Furies written by Victoria Schofield and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the oldest of the Highland Regiments, The Black Watch has an enviable roster of Battle Honors and a mystique born of repeated service on behalf of King, Queen and country. On the strength of her acclaimed biography of Field Marshal Earl Wavell, the regimental trustees commissioned Victoria Schofield to write this, the first volume of her magisterial history of The Black Watch, and have fully cooperated with her as she traces the story of the Regiment from its early 18th-century beginnings through to the eve of the South African War at the end of the 19th-century. Originating as companies of highland men raised to keep a watch over the Highlands of Scotland, they were formed into a regiment in 1739. Its soldiers would go on to fight with extraordinary bravery and elan in almost every major engagement fought by the British Army during this period, from the American War of Independence, the Peninsular Wars, Waterloo, the Crimea, Indian Mutiny to Egypt and the Sudan. Drawing on diaries, letters and memoirs, Victoria Schofield skillfully weaves the multiple strands of this story into an epic narrative of a valiant body of officers and men over one-and-a-half centuries. In her sure hands, the story of The Black Watch is no arid recitation of campaigns, dates and battle honors, but is instead a rich and compelling record of the soldier's experience under fire and on campaign. It is also a celebration of the deeds of a regiment that has played a unique role in British history and a vivid insight into the lives of the many remarkable figures who have marched and fought so proudly under its Colors. It is supported by more than 170 pages of appendices, bibliography, maps, and notes, as well as a brilliant array of illustrations' Military History Monthly.
Book Synopsis The Correspondence of Richard Price by : Richard Price
Download or read book The Correspondence of Richard Price written by Richard Price and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume in the series completes the known extant correspondence of Richard Price (1732-1791). The letters cover a range of topics including religion, theology, politics, education, liberty, finance, demography and insurance.
Book Synopsis The New York and New Jersey Campaign by :
Download or read book The New York and New Jersey Campaign written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Civil War Dictionary by : Mark Boatner
Download or read book The Civil War Dictionary written by Mark Boatner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1991-10-01 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost thirty years The Civil War Dictionary has been the most complete, authoritative, and handy reference book on what has been called the Second American Revolution, 1861-1865. Periodically updated throughout sixteen printings, this invaluable volume has more than 4,000 entries, alphabetically arranged and carefully cross-referenced. Among them: -- 2,000 biographical sketches of Civil War leaders. both military and civilian -- extensive descriptions of all 20 campaigns and entries on lesser battles, engagements and skirmishes -- 120 armies, departments, and districts, as well as such famous smaller units as the Iron Brigade, the 20th Maine, and the Pennsylvania Reserves -- plus naval engagements, weapons, issues and incidents, military terms and definitions, politics, literature, statistics, and 86 specially prepared maps and diagrams
Book Synopsis The British Army of the Eighteenth Century by : H. C. B. Rogers
Download or read book The British Army of the Eighteenth Century written by H. C. B. Rogers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, originally published in 1977 examines in detail the organisation, training, and personnel of the British Army during the eighteenth century, and explains how the government policies of containing the enemy and colonial conquest were achieved. It also illustrates how the Army survived the constant nervousness of Parliament in reducing its strength after each emergency had passed. There are specific chapters devoted to the strategies of Marlborough, Amherst and Howe and to tactics as displayed at the battles of Ramillies, Fontenoy, Camden and Guildford Court House.
Book Synopsis Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles by : T. A. Heathcote
Download or read book Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles written by T. A. Heathcote and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-11-19 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biographical dictionary of the two flag officers and captains of 27 battleships, four frigates and two minor combatant vessels that were present under Nelson's command at the historic battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Each officer's family background and naval career will be covered and his and his ship's role in the Battle analyzed. In addition there will be a general introduction.
Download or read book Resolution written by David Rutland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Manners, Marquis of Granby, famously led a cavalry charge during the Seven Years War in 1760, losing both hat and wig. A commander of skill and courage, he was cherished by his men and lauded by the British public as an authentic military hero. Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and never inherited his title, but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives are the subject of this meticulously researched and richly illustrated book. Charles became 4th Duke in 1779, sought reconciliation with the American colonies and was Viceroy of Ireland; Robert embarked on a naval career, became flag captain of the Resolution and died of injuries sustained at the Battle of the Saintes. Based upon the detailed archives held at Belvoir Castle, Resolution is both an enthralling saga of two generations of the Manners family and a finely delineated portrait of aristocratic, political and naval life in mid-Georgian England.
Book Synopsis The Nine Lives of George Washington by : William W Betts Jr
Download or read book The Nine Lives of George Washington written by William W Betts Jr and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How George Washington survived so many close encounters with the Grim Reaper - in the wilderness frontier, on the battlefield, from serious illness, and in terrifying accidents - can be read only in the story of a steady succession of miracles. For the incredible fact that he survived all of these encounters (except of course the last) to live sixty-seven years is a consummation for which untold millions can be eternally grateful. For it was Washington who with the success of the Revolution and the leadership provided through two terms as President brought forth upon this continent an entirely new way of life. This society, governed as it now was by a spirited reverence for freedom and guaranteed by documents revolutionary in their principles, must have startled the Old World.
Book Synopsis General Catalogue of Printed Books by : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Download or read book General Catalogue of Printed Books written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The British Field Marshals, 1763-1997 by : T. A. Heathcote
Download or read book The British Field Marshals, 1763-1997 written by T. A. Heathcote and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by General Sir Charles Guthrie GCB LVD OBE ADC Gen The author describes in the most readable fashion the lives, achievements, successes and failures of all the 138 Field Marshals appointed since the creation of the rank in 1736. He unearths rich seams of fact and controversy and his accounts will educate and amuse.
Book Synopsis Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research by : Society for Army Historical Research (London, England)
Download or read book Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research written by Society for Army Historical Research (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Guide to Reference Material: Social & historical sciences, philosophy & religion by : Albert John Walford
Download or read book Guide to Reference Material: Social & historical sciences, philosophy & religion written by Albert John Walford and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Middle Temple Lawyers and the American Revolution by : Eric Stockdale
Download or read book Middle Temple Lawyers and the American Revolution written by Eric Stockdale and published by Thomson West. This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
