Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary RiflemanOver the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander. He combined this success on the battlefield with a deep devotion to the soldiers serving under him. In a conflict that abounded in vital personalities, Morgan's was one of the most colorful. Illiterate, uncultivated, and contentious, he nevertheless combined the resourcefulness of a frontiersman with a native gift as a tactician and leader. His rise from humble origins gives forceful testimony to the democratic spirit of the new America. |
Contents
The Frontiersman | 1 |
Appeal to Arms | 16 |
Maine Wilderness | 27 |
Defeat and Imprisonment | 43 |
Saratoga Campaign | 55 |
Service in the Middle States | 78 |
CHAPTER VII Morgan Joins the Southern Army | 100 |
An Independent Command | 119 |
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