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William Washington, American Light Dragoon

Author : Daniel Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594162121
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book William Washington, American Light Dragoon written by Daniel Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Relative of George Washington, the Greatest American-Born Cavalry Leader of the American Revolution "William Washington, perhaps the best American cavalry officer of the War of Independence, has yet to receive the recognition he merits. In this comprehensively researched volume, Daniel Murphy provides a detailed and engaging account of Washington's life and battlefield exploits that restores this gifted commander to his rightful place among the outstanding military leaders of the Revolution."--Jim Piecuch, author of "Light Horse Harry Lee" in the War for Independence "Murphy has combined all currently known written sources on William Washington with his vast experience as a mounted reenactor to produce a study of Nathanael Greene's cavalryman. This is a very good read and sheds lights on a man who should be much better known." --Lawrence E. Babits, author of A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens William Washington began the war as a captain of Virginia Militia, was commissioned a junior officer in the Continental Infantry, and slowly rose to field command in the Continental Light Dragoons where he built one of the hardest hitting cavalry regiments to serve in the war. His chief adversary Lord Cornwallis commented, "There could be no more formidable antagonist in a charge, at the head of his cavalry, than Colonel William Washington." Despite his connection to the commander-in-chief, he suffered his fair share of setbacks, and his relationships varied with not only his legendary cousin George, but many well-known figures of the Revolution including, Henry Lee, Casimir Pulaski, Nathanael Greene, and Daniel Morgan. Relying largely on firsthand accounts and period letters, in William Washington: American Light Dragoon: A Continental Cavalry Leader in the War of Independence, author and avid equestrian Daniel Murphy blends these primary sources with his own working knowledge of period drill, tactics, and terrain to deliver a more complete view of William Washington's actions throughout the conflict. This perspective traces the often overlooked role of cavalry in the American Revolution and sheds new light on many pivotal battles in of the war, including Trenton, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Hobkirk's Hill, and William Washington's final action at Eutaw Springs.

Washington's Eyes

Author : Burt Garfield Loescher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Washington's Eyes written by Burt Garfield Loescher and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dragoon Diary

Author : C.F. William Maurer
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1420831461
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Dragoon Diary written by C.F. William Maurer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-06-14 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bergen Record reported that the remains of a Revolutionary War cavalry unit were unearthed in River Vale, NJ. This was the Third Continental Light Dragoons, nicknamed, Mrs. Washingtons Body Guard. The accompanying text read provided bayonet practice for the British in Old Tappan, NY. This has come down to us as the Baylor Massacre of September 28, 1778. Who were the officers and men of the Third Dragoons? Did they play more of a part in the American Revolution than provide bayonet practice? How did, and how could, a massacre take place? A military unit must have a history. Was the massacre the end of the dragoons? What was a Virginia unit doing in Bergen County, New Jersey in the first place? How could a cavalry unit be so surprised and then massacred with almost no shots fired in return? This is not a conventional history, in that there is little attempt to re-write history. History writes itself from letters, diaries, public records and newsprint.

Cavalry of the American Revolution

Author : Jim Piecuch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594162206
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (622 download)

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Download or read book Cavalry of the American Revolution written by Jim Piecuch and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine Historians and Writers Investigate the Role of Cavalry in the War for Independence.

Washington’s Marines

Author : Jason Q. Bohm
Publisher : Savas Beatie
ISBN 13 : 1611216273
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Washington’s Marines written by Jason Q. Bohm and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2024 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps’ humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution. That oversight is fully rectified by Jason Bohm’s eye-opening Washington’s Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777. The story begins with the oppressive days that drove America into a conflict for which it was ill-prepared, when thirteen independent colonies commenced a war against the world’s most powerful military with nothing more than local militias, privateers, and other ad hoc units. The Continental Congress rushed to form an army and placed George Washington in command, but soon realized that America needed men who could fight on the sea and on land to win its freedom. Enter the Marines. Bohm artfully tells the story of the creation of the Continental Marines and the men who led them during the parallel paths followed by the Army and Marines in the opening years of the war and through the early successes and failures at Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Canada, Boston, Charleston, and more. As Washington struggled to preserve his command after defeats in New York and New Jersey in 1776, the nascent U.S. Navy and Marines deployed the first American fleet, conducted their first amphibious operation, and waged a war on the rivers and seas to block British reinforcements and capture critically needed supplies. Desperate times forced Congress to detach the Continental Marines from the Navy to join the embattled army as Washington sought an “important stroke” to defeat his adversary. Washington’s Marines joined their fellow soldiers in a protracted land campaign that culminated in turning-point victories at Trenton, Assunpink Creek, and Princeton. This chapter of the Continental Marines ends in Morristown, New Jersey, when Washington granted Henry Knox’s request to leverage the Marines’ expertise with naval guns to fill the depleted ranks of the army’s artillery during the “Forage War.” Washington’s Marines is the first complete study of its kind to weave the men, strategy, performance, and personalities of the Corps’ formative early years into a single compelling account. The sweeping prose relies heavily on primary research and the author’s own extensive military knowledge. Enhanced with original maps and illustrations, Washington’s Marines will take its place as one of the finest studies of its kind.

The United States Cavalry

Author : Gregory J. W. Urwin
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806134758
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The United States Cavalry written by Gregory J. W. Urwin and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With color and verve, Gregory J. W. Urwin presents the history of the mounted forces of the United States. He combines combat reports, personality profiles, and political and social overviews to present a complete picture of a bygone era extending from the Revolutionary War well into the twentieth century. For more than a century, the U.S. Cavalry played a prominent role in American military conflicts, serving as both a frontier police force and as a major combat arm in the republic's conventional wars. Urwin begins his story in New York City in 1776 with the Continental Light Dragoons and continues it through the days of the "pony soldiers" of the western plains, including detailed coverage of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment. Urwin concludes with descriptions of General John J. Pershing's 1916 Punitive Expedition into Mexico and the exploits of the 26th U.S. Cavalry, the only United States mounted outfit to see combat in World War II, during the defense of the Philippines in 1941-42.

Don Troiani's Soldiers in America, 1754-1865

Author : Don Troiani
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811705196
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Don Troiani's Soldiers in America, 1754-1865 written by Don Troiani and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines Troiani's artwork depicting military uniforms, with photographs of artifacts and the written commentary by Coates and Kochan.

The Light Dragoon

Author : George Robert Gleig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Light Dragoon written by George Robert Gleig and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Light Dragoon Lineages of Revolutionary War Regiments

Author : John William Lynn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Light Dragoon Lineages of Revolutionary War Regiments written by John William Lynn and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Road to Charleston

Author : John Buchanan
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 081394225X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Charleston written by John Buchanan and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Road to Guilford Courthouse, one of the most acclaimed military histories of the Revolutionary War ever written, John Buchanan explored the first half of the critical Southern Campaign and introduced readers to its brilliant architect, Major General Nathanael Greene. In this long-awaited sequel, Buchanan brings this story to its dramatic conclusion. Greene’s Southern Campaign was the most difficult of the war. With a supply line stretching hundreds of miles northward, it revealed much about the crucial military art of provision and transport. Insufficient manpower a constant problem, Greene attempted to incorporate black regiments into his army, a plan angrily rejected by the South Carolina legislature. A bloody civil war between Rebels and Tories was wreaking havoc on the South at the time, forcing Greene to address vigilante terror and restore civilian government. As his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson during the campaign shows, Greene was also bedeviled by the conflict between war and the rights of the people, and the question of how to set constraints under which a free society wages war. Joining Greene is an unforgettable cast of characters—men of strong and, at times, antagonistic personalities—all of whom are vividly portrayed. We also follow the fate of Greene’s tenacious foe, Lieutenant Colonel Francis, Lord Rawdon. By the time the British evacuate Charleston—and Greene and his ragged, malaria-stricken, faithful Continental Army enter the city in triumph—the reader has witnessed in telling detail one of the most punishing campaigns of the Revolution, culminating in one of its greatest victories.

Army History

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Army History written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Special Operations in the American Revolution

Author : Robert L. Tonsetic
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612001653
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Special Operations in the American Revolution written by Robert L. Tonsetic and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the American Revolution began, the colonial troops had little hope of matching His MajestyÕs highly trained, experienced British and German legions in confrontational battle. Indeed, WashingtonÕs army suffered defeat after defeat in the first few years of the war, fighting bravely but mainly trading space for time. However, the Americans did have a trump, in a reservoir of tough, self-reliant frontier fighters, who were brave beyond compare, and entirely willing to contest the KingÕs men with unconventional tactics. In this book, renowned author, and former U.S. Army Colonel, Robert Tonsetic describes and analyzes numerous examples of special operations conducted during the Revolutionary War. While the British might seize the coastlines, the interior still belonged to the Americans should the Empire venture inward. Most of the operations were conducted by American irregulars and volunteers, carefully selected, with specialized skills, and led by leaders with native intelligence. While General Washington endeavored to confront the Empire on conventional termsÑfor pure prideÕs sake at the founding of the Republic--he meantime relied on his small units to keep the enemy off balance. The fledgling Continental Navy and Marines soon adopted a similar strategy. Realizing that the small American fleet was no match for the powerful British navy in major sea battles, the new Navy and its Marines focused on disrupting British commercial shipping in the Atlantic and Caribbean, and launching raids against British on-shore installations first in the Bahamas and then on the British coastline itself. As the war continued, Washington increasingly relied on special operations forces in the northeast as well as in the Carolinas, and ad hoc frontiersmen to defy British sovereignty inland. When the British and their Indian allies began to wage war on American settlements west of the Appalachians, Washington had to again rely on partisan and militias to conduct long-range strikes and raids targeting enemy forts and outposts. Throughout the war, what we today call SpecOps were an integral part of American strategy, and many of the lessons learned and tactics used at the time are still studied by modern day Special Operations forces. As this book establishes, the improvisation inherent in the American spirit proved itself well during the Revolution, continuing to stand as an example for our future martial endeavors.

A Devil of a Whipping

Author : Lawrence E. Babits
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807887668
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book A Devil of a Whipping written by Lawrence E. Babits and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way for American independence. Here, Lawrence Babits provides a brand-new interpretation of this pivotal South Carolina battle. Whereas previous accounts relied on often inaccurate histories and a small sampling of participant narratives, Babits uses veterans' sworn pension statements, long-forgotten published accounts, and a thorough knowledge of weaponry, tactics, and the art of moving men across the landscape. He identifies where individuals were on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they saw--creating an absorbing common soldier's version of the conflict. His minute-by-minute account of the fighting explains what happened and why and, in the process, refutes much of the mythology that has clouded our picture of the battle. Babits put the events at Cowpens into a sequence that makes sense given the landscape, the drill manual, the time frame, and participants' accounts. He presents an accurate accounting of the numbers involved and the battle's length. Using veterans' statements and an analysis of wounds, he shows how actions by North Carolina militia and American cavalry affected the battle at critical times. And, by fitting together clues from a number of incomplete and disparate narratives, he answers questions the participants themselves could not, such as why South Carolina militiamen ran toward dragoons they feared and what caused the "mistaken order" on the Continental right flank.

Small But Important Riots

Author : Robert F. O'Neill
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640125477
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Small But Important Riots written by Robert F. O'Neill and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This tactical study of fighting in June of 1863 is placed within the strategic context of a campaign—the result of thirty years of research at repositories across the country and research in unpublished records at the National Archives.

Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April 1775, to December, 1783

Author : Francis Bernard Heitman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April 1775, to December, 1783 written by Francis Bernard Heitman and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

William Dudley Pelley

Author : Scott Beekman
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815608196
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book William Dudley Pelley written by Scott Beekman and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Dudley Pelley was one of the most important figures of the anti-Semitic radical right in the twentieth century. Best remembered as the leader of the paramilitary "Silver Shirts," Pelley was also an award-winning short story writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and religious leader. During the Depression Pelley was a notorious presence in American politics; he ran for president on a platform calling for the ghettoization of American Jews and was a defendant in a headlinegrabbing sedition trial thanks to his unwavering support for Nazi Germany. Scott Beekman offers not only a political but also an intellectual and literary biography of Pelley, greatly advancing our understanding of a figure often dismissed as a madman or charlatan. His belief system, composed of anti-Semitism, economic nostrums, racialism, neo-Theosophical channeling, and millenarian Christianity, anticipates the eclecticism of later cult personalities such as Shoko Asahara, leader of Aum Shinrikyo, and the British conspiracy theorist David Icke. By charting the course of Pelley's career, Beekman does an admirable job of placing Pelley within the history of both the anti-Semitic right and American occult movements. This exhaustively researched book is a welcome addition to the growing body of scholarship on American extremism and esoteric religions.

In the Hurricane's Eye

Author : Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143111450
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book In the Hurricane's Eye written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower. In the concluding volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War. In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake—fought without a single American ship—made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.