The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the CarolinasA brilliant account of the proud and ferocious American fighters who stood up to the British forces in savage battles crucial in deciding both the fate of the Carolina colonies and the outcome of the war. "A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best."--Kirkus Reviews "His compelling narrative brings readers closer than ever before to the reality of Revolutionary warfare in the Carolinas."--Raleigh News & Observer. "Buchanan makes the subject come alive like few others I have seen." --Dennis Conrad, Editor, The Nathanael Greene Papers. "John Buchanan offers us a lively, accurate account of a critical period in the War of Independence in the South. Based on numerous printed primary and secondary sources, it deserves a large reading audience." --Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. |
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Page 139
... force num- bered somewhere between 400 and 600 , but not all the units had arrived in time to join the fight ... force , numbering by Anthony Allaire's count 144 dragoons and mounted militia , were led by Cap- tain James Dunlap ...
... force num- bered somewhere between 400 and 600 , but not all the units had arrived in time to join the fight ... force , numbering by Anthony Allaire's count 144 dragoons and mounted militia , were led by Cap- tain James Dunlap ...
Page 141
... force of about 200 Tories at Musgrove's Mill on the Enoree River , about thirty miles north of Ninety Six . There was a ford at that site , and the Tory mission was to guard it . McDowell also knew that the main British force , led by ...
... force of about 200 Tories at Musgrove's Mill on the Enoree River , about thirty miles north of Ninety Six . There was a ford at that site , and the Tory mission was to guard it . McDowell also knew that the main British force , led by ...
Page 355
... force early on 10 February . Williams marched with the elite light troops after breakfast . Lee's Legion was Williams's rear guard . According to Lee , Williams led his screening force slightly to the left in order to get in front of ...
... force early on 10 February . Williams marched with the elite light troops after breakfast . Lee's Legion was Williams's rear guard . According to Lee , Williams led his screening force slightly to the left in order to get in front of ...
Contents
Charleston | 1 |
The Battle of Sullivans Island | 3 |
The Rice Kings | 17 |
Copyright | |
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action Allaire American arms arrived artillery attack Back Country Banastre Tarleton battle bayonets began brigade British army British Legion Camden camp campaign Captain Catawba cavalry Charles Charleston Cherokee column command Congress Continentals Cornwallis's Cowpens Creek Daniel Morgan Davie Diary dragoons enemy Ewald field fight fire flank foot force Ford Gates's George Greene's guard guns Hill History Horatio Gates horse Ibid Isaac Shelby Island Jägers James John Eager Howard killed King's Mountain Lieutenant Colonel Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon Low Country Major Marion Memoirs miles military Moultrie mounted musket Nathanael Greene never night Ninety Six North Carolina militia numbers officers ordered Papers of Nathanael Patrick Ferguson Pickens Rebels regiment regulars retreat Revolution Rice Kings rifle riflemen River road Robert rode sent Shelby Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Carolina Swamp Thomas Sumter took Tory Tory militia Virginia Washington William Henry Drayton William Richardson Davie wounded wrote York
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