Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-433) and index

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mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Braddock's Defeat

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

893455343

Responsibility statement

David L. Preston

Series statement

Pivotal moments in American history

Sub title

the Battle of the Monongahela and the road to revolution

Summary

"Braddock's Defeat establishes ... the battle's profoundly pivotal nature for Indian, French Canadian, and British peoples in the eighteenth century. The disaster altered the balance of power in America and escalated the fighting into a global conflict known as the Seven Years' War. Those who were there, including George Washington, Thomas Gage, Horatio Gates, Charles Lee, and Daniel Morgan, never forgot its lessons and brought them to bear when they fought again - whether as enemies or allies - two decades hence. The camapaign had awakened many British Americans to their provincial status in the empire, spawing ideas of American identity and anticipating the social and political divisions that would erupt in the American Revolution."--Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: remembering Braddock's Defeat -- Paths to the Monongahela -- Braddock Americanus -- Confrontations -- Beaujeu's Convoy -- Braddock's March -- The Battle of the Monongahela -- Consequences -- Epilogue: the Siege of Boston, July 9, 1775

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