Crossroads of freedom the American Revolution and the rise of a new nation Drawings by Charles Waterhouse

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Contents: (Con.) II-4. The enigma of Charles Lee -- III-4. Surprise at Springfield -- III-6. A ride to Wethersfield; I-1. The river forts -- I-3. Mount Holly... -- I-4. Surprise at Trenton -- I-6. Fox chase in Princeton -- II-1. Forts along the Delaware
Summary: The author recaptures the glory of that age when the American colonies reached toward military victory. His book covers the entire complex campaign from Fort Washington to Trenton and Princeton, Morristown to Monomouth, ending with the battle of Springfield and the defeat of the British in the last serious military operation in New Jersey. It relates the siege of Trenton and Valley Forge, the arrest of Howe's advance on Philadelphia, and the defense of the forts on the Delaware, and the bitter winter at Morristown

1971

Revolution, 1775-1783

1775-1783 (Révolution)

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