Braddock's Defeat : the Battle of the Monongahela and the road to revolution / / David L. Preston

• Autore: Preston David L (David Lee), <1972->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (481 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.3/31
• Soggetto topico: Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755; Braddock's Campaign, 1775
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Causes
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; MAPS; ILLUSTRATIONS; COLOR PHOTO INSERT; EDITOR'S NOTE; Introduction: Remembering Braddock's Defeat; Chapter 1: Paths to the Monongahela; Chapter 2: Braddock Americanus: The General and His Army inIreland and America; Chapter 3: Confrontations: Braddock's Army, Colonial America, and the British Empire; Chapter 4: Beaujeu's Voyage: French and Indian Forces Converge at Fort Duquesne, April-July 1755 ; Chapter 5: Braddock's March: Conquering the Allegheny Mountains, May 29-July 8, 1755; Chapter 6: The Battle of the Monongahela; Chapter 7: Consequences; EPILOGUE: Legacies of the Monongahela; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; APPENDIX A: Order of Battle, Braddock's Defeat, July 9, 1755; FRENCH AND INDIAN FORCES; BRITISH FORCES; GENERAL BRADDOCK'S COLUMN ON JULY 9, 1755; 2ND BRIGADE AT DUNBAR'S CAMP; DETACHED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (BURD'S ROAD); DETACHED SERVICE IN AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA; APPENDIX B: British Officers at Braddock's Defeat ; APPENDIX C: French Officers and Cadets at the Battle of the MonongahelaAPPENDIX D: Casualties at Braddock's Defeat; BRITISH CASUALTIES; FRENCH AND INDIAN CASUALTIES; APPENDIX E: An Ohio Iroquois Warrior's Accountof the Jumonville Affair, 1754; APPENDIX F: French Account of Beaujeuat the Monongahela; APPENDIX G: Midshipman Thomas Gill, Royal Navy: Author of the "Seaman's Journal"; APPENDIX H: Historic Sites Relating to Braddock's Expedition; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; EDITOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; EPILOGUE; APPENDIX G ; BIBLIOGRAPHY; MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS; SELECTED PRIMARY SOURCES; SELECTED SECONDARY SOURCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a crushing defeat to French and Native American enemy forces in Ohio Country. Known as the Battle of the Monongahela, the loss altered the trajectory of the Seven Years' War in America, escalating the fighting and shifting the balance of power. An unprecedented rout of a modern and powerful British army by a predominantly Indian force, Monongahela shocked the colonial world--and also planted the first seeds of an independent American consciousness. The culmination of a failed attempt to capture F
• Titolo autorizzato: Braddock's Defeat
• ISBN: 0-19-021911-4; 0-19-984533-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460761103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pivotal moments in American history.