xii, 402 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-385) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Voyage to America -- Boston in 1774 -- Samuel Adams and Colonial unrest -- The punishment of Boston -- A Century of war -- Colonial Military leaders -- Mobilization of the Colonial militia -- The British Army -- Tensions mount in Boston -- The struggle in Parliament -- The spies of Gage -- Two if by sea -- To Concord and back -- The Colonial call to arms -- The New England army -- The Battle of Bunker Hill -- Aftermath of battle -- Washington takes command -- Stalemate at Boston -- The fortification of Dorchester Heights -- The capture of Boston -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Summary
An account of the opening battles of the American Revolution, tracing the beginnings of war from the embarkation of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 1773 to the British evacuation of Boston in 1776.
