Washington's Early Campaigns: the French Post Expedition, Great Meadows and Braddock's Defeat-including Braddock's Orderly Books Contributor(s): Hadden, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846776287 ISBN-13: 9781846776281 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: 973.26 |
Series: Military Commanders |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.82 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Washington's campaigns in British service It is simple to view George Washington as the most famous and successful soldier of the American War of Independence or indeed as the first president of the newly created United States. His military career began, of course, long before these illustrious years of his life. For more than twenty years before the battles that severed North America from Britain, Washington served on campaign and on the battlefield in the service of his fellow colonial settlers and the Crown itself. Then, before and during the French and Indian War, the enemy was the French Army representing its government's bid to lay claim to the New World and its indigenous Indian allies who were ever ready to wage war against those of British origin. Here is an account of Washington's part in the campaigns of his early career culminating in his role in one of the most infamous military disasters of the period under Braddock. To add context to this pivotal action of the French and Indian War, Braddock's own Orderly Books of the period leading up to the battle are appended to this volume. |