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A veteran officer of the Civil War and the Indian Wars, General Henry B. Carrington was a prolific writer and student of military affairs. In this detailed account of George Washington as a military leader, Carrington evaluates issues such as strategy, logistics, engineering, tactics, and more. Drawn from letters and orders, he paints a portrait of a commander who was the man of his time. It is a fascinating and vibrant tale. (Goodreads)
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length13 hrs 15 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 31, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
24CHAPTER XXI. PHILADELPHIA AND VALLEY FORGE IN WINTER, 1778.
2PREFACE.
25CHAPTER XXII. FROM VALLEY FORGE TO WHITE PLAINS AGAIN.—BATTLE OF MONMOUTH.
3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS.
26CHAPTER XXIII. THE ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE TAKES EFFECT.—SIEGE OF NEWPORT.
4CHAPTER I. EARLY APTITUDES FOR SUCCESS.
27CHAPTER XXIV. MINOR EVENTS AND GRAVE CONDITIONS, 1779.
5CHAPTER II. THE FERMENT OF AMERICAN LIBERTY.
28CHAPTER XXV. MINOR OPERATIONS OF 1779 CONTINUED.—STONY POINT TAKEN.—NEW ENGLAND RELIEVED.
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6CHAPTER III. THE OUTBREAK OF REPRESSED LIBERTY.
29CHAPTER XXVI. SHIFTING SCENES.—TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE.—SAVANNAH.
7CHAPTER IV. ARMED AMERICA NEEDS A SOLDIER.
30CHAPTER XXVII. THE EVENTFUL YEAR 1780.—NEW JERSEY ONCE MORE INVADED.
8CHAPTER V. WASHINGTON IN COMMAND.
31CHAPTER XXVIII. BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD.—ROCHAMBEAU.—ARNOLD.—GATES.
9CHAPTER VI. BRITISH CANADA ENTERS THE FIELD OF ACTION.
32CHAPTER XXIX. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE THEATRE OF WAR.
10CHAPTER VII. HOWE SUCCEEDS GAGE.—CLOSING SCENES OF 1775.
33CHAPTER XXX. THE SOLDIER TRIED.—AMERICAN MUTINY.—FOREIGN Judgment.—ARNOLD’S DEPREDATIONS.
11CHAPTER VIII. AMERICA AGAINST BRITAIN.—BOSTON TAKEN.
34CHAPTER XXXI. THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1781, OUTLINED.—COWPENS.—GUILFORD COURT-HOUSE.—EUTAW SPRINGS.
12CHAPTER IX. SYSTEMATIC WAR WITH BRITAIN BEGUN.
35CHAPTER XXXII. LAFAYETTE IN PURSUIT OF ARNOLD.—THE END IN SIGHT.—ARNOLD IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
13CHAPTER X. BRITAIN AGAINST AMERICA.—HOWE INVADES NEW YORK.
36CHAPTER XXXIII. NEW YORK AND YORKTOWN THREATENED.—CORNWALLIS INCLOSED BY LAFAYETTE.
14CHAPTER XI. BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND.
37CHAPTER XXXIV. BRITISH CAPTAINS OUTGENERALED.—WASHINGTON JOINS LAFAYETTE.
15CHAPTER XII. WASHINGTON IN NEW YORK.
38CHAPTER XXXV. THE ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE VINDICATED.—WASHINGTON’S MAGNANIMITY.—HIS BENEDICTION.
16CHAPTER XIII. WASHINGTON TENDERS, AND HOWE DECLINES, BATTLE.—HARLEM HEIGHTS AND WHITE PLAINS.
39CHAPTER XXXVI. WASHINGTON’S PREDICTION REALIZED.—THE ATTITUDE OF AMERICA PRONOUNCED.
17CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN.—TRENTON.
40APPENDIX A. AMERICAN ARMY, BY STATES.
18CHAPTER XV. THE FIRST NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN DEVELOPED.—PRINCETON.
41APPENDIX B. AMERICAN NAVY AND ITS CAREER.
19CHAPTER XVI. THE AMERICAN BASE OF OPERATIONS ESTABLISHED.—THE SECOND NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN.
42APPENDIX C. COMPARISONS WITH LATER WARS.
20CHAPTER XVII. BRITISH INVASION FROM CANADA.—OPERATIONS ALONG THE HUDSON.
43APPENDIX D. BRITISH ARMY, AT VARIOUS DATES.
21CHAPTER XVIII. PENNSYLVANIA INVADED.—BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE.
44APPENDIX E. ORGANIZATION OF BURGOYNE’S ARMY.
22CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON RESUMES THE OFFENSIVE.—BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN.
45APPENDIX F. ORGANIZATION OF CORNWALLIS’S ARMY.
23CHAPTER XX. JEALOUSY AND GREED DEFEATED.—VALLEY FORGE.
46APPENDIX G. NOTES OF LEE’S COURT-MARTIAL.
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