The American Northern Theater Army in 1776: The Ruin and Reconstruction of the Continental ForceThe American War for Independence was under way before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but the Continental Army didn’t have the force to back up the words. This history explores the army’s early failures in Canada, with desertion and disease common among the ranks, and how new leadership disciplined and reorganized the army and set the stage for a key victory at Saratoga in 1777. |
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Contents
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2 A Mere Ghost of an Army | 25 |
3 His Majestys Deluded Subjects | 81 |
4 Enough to Make Anybodys Blood Crawl | 92 |
5 Founded in Rashness and Executed with Timidity | 100 |
6 I Can Scarcely Imagine Any More Disastrous Scene | 120 |
7 General Gates Is Putting the Most Disordered Army That Ever Bore the Name Into a State of Regularity and Defense | 150 |
8 I Think We Shall Be Very Well Prepared for the British Army | 180 |
9 We Build a Thing Called a Gondola | 200 |
10 The Enemys Fleet Attacked Ours with Great Fury | 228 |
11 Our Appearance Was Indeed So Formidable | 250 |
12 As Great Consequence as if They Had Been Defeated | 267 |
Chapter Notes | 277 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The American Northern Theater Army in 1776: The Ruin and Reconstruction of the Continental Force |
| Author | Douglas R. Cubbison |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | McFarland, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0786457201, 9780786457205 |
| Length | 326 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / General History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
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