The Compleat Victory
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-533140-0 (ISBN)
In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and a half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to surrender his entire army. The American victory stunned the world and changed the course of the war.
Kevin J. Weddle offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. In the end, British plans were undone by a combination of distance, geography, logistics, and an underestimation of American leadership and fighting ability. Taking Ticonderoga had misled Burgoyne and his army into thinking victory was assured. Saratoga, which began as a British foraging expedition, turned into a rout. The outcome forced the British to rethink their strategy, inflamed public opinion in England against the war, boosted Patriot morale, and, perhaps most critical of all, led directly to the Franco-American alliance. Weddle unravels the web of contingencies and the play of personalities that ultimately led to what one American general called "the Compleat Victory."
Kevin J. Weddle is Professor of Military Theory and Strategy at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A West Point graduate, he served in the US Army for 28 years on active duty in command and staff positions in the United States and overseas, including Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom, before retiring as a colonel.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Opening Moves
Chapter 2: The First Invasion
Chapter 3: A New British Strategy
Chapter 4: A Question of American Command
Chapter 5: Laying the Groundwork
Chapter 6: The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga
Chapter 7: Defeat, Retreat, Disgrace
Chapter 8: Aftershocks
Chapter 9: Burgoyne Moves South
Chapter 10: The Ordeal of Philip Schuyler
Chapter 11: The Murder of Jane McCrea
Chapter 12: Not to Make a Ticonderoga of It
Chapter 13: Oriskany and Relief
Chapter 14: Cat and Mouse
Chapter 15: Burgoyne's Dilemma
Chapter 16: The Battle of Bennington
Chapter 17: Gates takes Command
Chapter 18: The Battle of Freeman's Farm
Chapter 19: Sir Henry Clinton to the Rescue
Chapter 20: The Battle of Bemis Heights
Chapter 21: Retreat, Pursuit, and Surrender
Chapter 22: British Reassessment
Chapter 23: The Fruits of Victory
Conclusion: Strategy and LeadershipÂ
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.01.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Pivotal Moments in American History |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 maps |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 239 x 163 mm |
| Gewicht | 962 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-533140-0 / 0195331400 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-533140-0 / 9780195331400 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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