Full Description
The American War of Independence was a milestone in American history. When the governor of Massachusetts sent British soldiers to seize arms and ammunition collected by the colonists the local militia resisted. This was to be the start of an eight-year war which was fought, not just by the British and the Americans, but by the Germans, Spanish and French as well. This book details the appearance, careers and personalities of commanders on both sides. It covers such figures as George Washington and Lord Cornwallis along with some equally interesting, but lesser known, figures such as Admiral Solano and Thaddeus Kosciuszko.
Contents
Introduction - Chronology - George Washington - Benedict Arnold - Horatio Gates - Benjamin Lincoln - Von Steuben - Lafayette - Nathaniel Greene - John Sullivan - Charles Lee - Henry Knox - George Rodgers Clark - Sir William Howe - Sir Guy Carleton - Sir John Burgoyne - Sir Henry Clinton - Lord Cornwallis - Banastre Tarleton - Admiral Rodney - General Elliott, Lord Heathfield - Comte de Rochambeau - Duke de Lauzun - Marquis de Bouille - Admiral Suffren - Bernardo de Galvez
