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Saratoga 1777: Turning Point of a Revolution

By Adam Hook , Brendan Morrissey

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2000
ISBN
1855328623, 9781855328624
Open Library ID
OL8993130M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6556768 bytes)
Series
Campaign 067
Pages
100\102
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The Saratoga campaign was a watershed, and is widely believed to have been the turning point of the American War of Independence. For the first time British regulars were beaten in open battle by equal numbers of Americans. The Continentals bore the brunt of the fighting, supported by 'hordes' of militia who proved adept at attacking detachments or lines of communication.The after-shock in America (on both sides) and Europe transformed a civil war into a global struggle against the two colonial superpowers of the day, France and Spain, and eventually lost George III his American colonies.

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