Douglas R. Cubbison

The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758

A Military History of the Forbes Campaign Against Fort Duquesne

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first complete military study of the campaign directed by Brigadier General John Forbes in 1758 to drive the French out of the forks of the Ohio River. The author details the leadership, logistics, artillery, training and discipline that led to the campaign's success and discusses its role in American Colonial history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9780786447398
• ISBN-10: 0786447397
• Artikelnr.: 28178927

Autorenporträt

Douglas R. Cubbison is a military historian and curator with the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He writes about social, military and American history.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      ONE
"A lion heart of courage": The Appointment of Brigadier General John Forbes to Command the Expedition      TWO
"A gathering from the scum of the worst of people, in every Country": The Organization and Leadership of the Forbes Campaign      THREE
"By which I shall have a constant Supply": Forbes Plans a Campaign      FOUR
"It is now time to form our Magazines": Forbes's First Parallel Advances to the Foot of Allegheny Mountain      FIVE
Allegheny Mountain Becomes Forbes's Rubicon: Forbes Chooses His Route      SIX
"The Waggons have been the plague of my life": Forbes's Second Parallel Crosses Allegheny Mountain      SEVEN
"My heart is broke": Grant's Defeat      EIGHT
"Immediately a regular Attack Insued": French Resurgence at Loyalhanna      NINE
"Colonel Washington did not discover his usual activity and presence of mind": Combat, Fratricide and a Prisoner at Loyalhanna      TEN
"I will sleep in Fort Duquesne or in hell tonight": The Final Movement to Fort Duquesne and the Occupation of the Forks of the Ohio      ELEVEN
"A willing sacrifice ... to King & Country": Conclusions      Appendix A: A Compilation of Indian Trade Goods Presented to the Cherokee and Catawba Warriors During the Forbes Campaign, 1758      Appendix B: List of Ordnance Supplies on the Forbes Campaign      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index