The Loyalists of Revolutionary Delaware
Author | : Harold Bell Hancock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Harold Bell Hancock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Harold Bell Hancock |
Publisher | : Ardent Media |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780839808008 |
Author | : Henry Wood Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1935 |
Genre | : American loyalists |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : American loyalists |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Joseph S. Tiedemann |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2009-04-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1438425988 |
Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.
Author | : Theodore Corbett |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2012-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781540231284 |
Author | : Kim Rogers Burdick |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2016-11-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439658595 |
In 1776, Delaware declared independence from both England and Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Three Lower Counties of Pennsylvania, the First State was instrumental in the fight to form a new republic. The Marquis de Lafayette, Nathanael Greene and George Washington all made trips to the state. Caesar Rodney's ride and the Battle of Cooch's Bridge are legendary, but the state has many unsung heroes. Citizens from every village, town, crossroads and marsh risked their lives to support their beliefs. Author Kim Burdick offers the carefully documented story of ordinary people coping with extraordinary circumstances.
Author | : Christopher Longstreth Ward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258446345 |
Author | : David Hackett Fischer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2006-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199756678 |
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.
Author | : Robert O. DeMond |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : American loyalists |
ISBN | : 0806308397 |
To the genealogist the Appendices in the back of the book will doubtless hold the greatest interest, for herein are found (1) lists of soldiers and civilians who supported the Crown throughout the Revolution; (2) lists of Loyalists who suffered land confiscation; (3) lists of Loyalists who made application to Great Britain for compensation for loss of office or property; and (4) lists of North Carolina Loyalists who received pensions from Great Britain.com/item_detail.cfm?ID=7144">7144.