The Philadelphia Campaign Volume I: Brandywine and the Fall
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGuire, Thomas J., PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books, ong>Theong> first in a monumental two-volume set on ong>theong> pivotal campaign of ong>theong> American Revolution, this book is an in-depth examination of ong>theong> military engagements that resulted in ong>theong> ong>Britishong> capture of Philadelphia. Based on surviving accounts of soldiers and civilians, ong>theong> author weaves togeong>theong>r ong>theong> compelling story of ong>theong> fight for ong>theong> Continental capital. In ong>theong> winter of , after ong>theong> victories at Trenton and Princeton, George Washington painstakingly rebuilt ong>theong> Continental ong>Armyong>. ong>Theong> following spring, all eyes turned to ong>theong> ong>Britishong> commander-in-chief, Sir William Howe, to see when and where he would resume ong>theong> drive on ong>theong> rebel capital. Numerous skirmishes and seemingly pointless maneuvers finally led to Pennsylvania. ong>Theong> two main armies finally clashed in ong>theong> bloody Battle of Brandywine on September 11, where Howe's flanking tactics inflicted a serious defeat on Washington. Rallying his forces, Washington resumed his defense of Philadelphia, only to be thwarted at ong>theong> Schuylkill and suffer a small but bloody defeat at Paoli. Congress fled ong>theong> capital as ong>theong> ong>Britishong> ong>Armyong> approached, and ong>theong> campaign to win ong>theong> hearts and minds of ong>theong> American people raged in full fury as ong>theong> two armies marched through ong>theong> region.