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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.
2PREFACE.
3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS.
4CHAPTER I. EARLY APTITUDES FOR SUCCESS.
5CHAPTER II. THE FERMENT OF AMERICAN LIBERTY.
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6CHAPTER III. THE OUTBREAK OF REPRESSED LIBERTY.
7CHAPTER IV. ARMED AMERICA NEEDS A SOLDIER.
8CHAPTER V. WASHINGTON IN COMMAND.
9CHAPTER VI. BRITISH CANADA ENTERS THE FIELD OF ACTION.
10CHAPTER VII. HOWE SUCCEEDS GAGE.—CLOSING SCENES OF 1775.
11CHAPTER VIII. AMERICA AGAINST BRITAIN.—BOSTON TAKEN.
12CHAPTER IX. SYSTEMATIC WAR WITH BRITAIN BEGUN.
13CHAPTER X. BRITAIN AGAINST AMERICA.—HOWE INVADES NEW YORK.
14CHAPTER XI. BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND.
15CHAPTER XII. WASHINGTON IN NEW YORK.
16CHAPTER XIII. WASHINGTON TENDERS, AND HOWE DECLINES, BATTLE.—HARLEM HEIGHTS AND WHITE PLAINS.
17CHAPTER XIV. THE FIRST NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN.—TRENTON.
18CHAPTER XV. THE FIRST NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN DEVELOPED.—PRINCETON.
19CHAPTER XVI. THE AMERICAN BASE OF OPERATIONS ESTABLISHED.—THE SECOND NEW JERSEY CAMPAIGN.
20CHAPTER XVII. BRITISH INVASION FROM CANADA.—OPERATIONS ALONG THE HUDSON.
21CHAPTER XVIII. PENNSYLVANIA INVADED.—BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE.
22CHAPTER XIX. WASHINGTON RESUMES THE OFFENSIVE.—BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN.
23CHAPTER XX. JEALOUSY AND GREED DEFEATED.—VALLEY FORGE.
24CHAPTER XXI. PHILADELPHIA AND VALLEY FORGE IN WINTER, 1778.
25CHAPTER XXII. FROM VALLEY FORGE TO WHITE PLAINS AGAIN.—BATTLE OF MONMOUTH.
26CHAPTER XXIII. THE ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE TAKES EFFECT.—SIEGE OF NEWPORT.
27CHAPTER XXIV. MINOR EVENTS AND GRAVE CONDITIONS, 1779.
28CHAPTER XXV. MINOR OPERATIONS OF 1779 CONTINUED.—STONY POINT TAKEN.—NEW ENGLAND RELIEVED.
29CHAPTER XXVI. SHIFTING SCENES.—TEMPER OF THE PEOPLE.—SAVANNAH.
30CHAPTER XXVII. THE EVENTFUL YEAR 1780.—NEW JERSEY ONCE MORE INVADED.
31CHAPTER XXVIII. BATTLE OF SPRINGFIELD.—ROCHAMBEAU.—ARNOLD.—GATES.
32CHAPTER XXIX. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE THEATRE OF WAR.
33CHAPTER XXX. THE SOLDIER TRIED.—AMERICAN MUTINY.—FOREIGN Judgment.—ARNOLD’S DEPREDATIONS.
34CHAPTER XXXI. THE SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN, 1781, OUTLINED.—COWPENS.—GUILFORD COURT-HOUSE.—EUTAW SPRINGS.
35CHAPTER XXXII. LAFAYETTE IN PURSUIT OF ARNOLD.—THE END IN SIGHT.—ARNOLD IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
36CHAPTER XXXIII. NEW YORK AND YORKTOWN THREATENED.—CORNWALLIS INCLOSED BY LAFAYETTE.
37CHAPTER XXXIV. BRITISH CAPTAINS OUTGENERALED.—WASHINGTON JOINS LAFAYETTE.
38CHAPTER XXXV. THE ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE VINDICATED.—WASHINGTON’S MAGNANIMITY.—HIS BENEDICTION.
39CHAPTER XXXVI. WASHINGTON’S PREDICTION REALIZED.—THE ATTITUDE OF AMERICA PRONOUNCED.
40APPENDIX A. AMERICAN ARMY, BY STATES.
41APPENDIX B. AMERICAN NAVY AND ITS CAREER.
42APPENDIX C. COMPARISONS WITH LATER WARS.
43APPENDIX D. BRITISH ARMY, AT VARIOUS DATES.
44APPENDIX E. ORGANIZATION OF BURGOYNE’S ARMY.
45APPENDIX F. ORGANIZATION OF CORNWALLIS’S ARMY.
46APPENDIX G. NOTES OF LEE’S COURT-MARTIAL.
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