| Camden 1780: The Annihilation of Gates' Grand Army Contributor(s): Smith, David (Author), Turner, Graham (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472812859 ISBN-13: 9781472812858 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | Military - United States - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 973.33 |
| Series: Campaign |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.7" (0.60 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the British refocused their war on the southern colonies in the hopes of triggering an outbreak of loyalism that would sweep the rebels aside, Lord Cornwallis found himself thinly spread and unable to guard the fifteen thousand square miles he was responsible for. So Cornwallis went on the offensive, invading North Carolina and using Camden as a launch pad. This new history reveals how Cornwallis was able to use his aggressive strategy to great effect and how the overconfidence of the American forces under Horatio Gates was to result in a shocking defeat on the night of August 15th--a defeat that would allow Cornwallis to push deep into North Carolina, where he would only be stopped by defeat at Yorktown. |
Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Graham: - Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK. |