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History of Delaware
Author | : J. Thomas Scharf |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 5870942411 |
Washington's Crossing
Author | : David Hackett Fischer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2006-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199756678 |
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.
The British Invasion of Delaware, Aug-Sep 1777
Author | : Gerald J. Kauffman |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2011-01-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1304287165 |
During the American War for Independence in Augustand September, 1777, the British invaded Delaware aspart of an end-run campaign to defeat GeorgeWashington and the Americans and capture the capitalat Philadelphia. For a few short weeks the hills andstreams in and around Newark and Iron Hill and at Cooch's Bridge along the Christina River were the focus of worldhistory as the British marched through the Diamond State between the Chesapeake Bay and Brandywine Creek.This is the story of the British invasion of Delaware,one of the lesser known but critical watershedmoments in American history.
History of Delaware
Author | : John Andrew Munroe |
Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780874139471 |
"Originally undertaken by the author as a Bicentennial project in 1975, and now the standard history of the state, this volume chronicles the history of Delaware from the early 1600s to the present."--BOOK JACKET.
History of Delaware : 1609-1888: Local history
Author | : John Thomas Scharf |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1128 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : Delaware |
ISBN | : |
Crossing The Delaware
Author | : Louise Peacock |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2007-06-26 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1416958908 |
Examines the events leading up to the Battle of Trenton, the battle itself, and its aftermath, as told through historical excerpts, a tour of Washington's crossing, and a series of fictionalized letters.