The road to Guilford Courthouse : the American revolution in the Carolinas

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    • Buchanan, John

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The road to Guilford Courthouse : the American revolution in the Carolinas

John Buchanan

Wiley, c1997

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-435) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780471164029

Description

This is a history of the British campaign (1780-1781) to recapture the Carolinas during the American Revolutionary War up to Lord Cornwallis's victory at Guilford Courthouse - a bloody campaign and a hollow victory that left the British forces in ruin and paved the way for General Nathanael Greene to win the Carolinas for the Americans. The book brings to life the participants and events of a campaign in the war in the South. It explores the critical backwoods fights that kept the revolution alive and discusses the severe social and political tensions between Low Country and Back Country that had an impact on the extent and nature of the war.

Table of Contents

  • The Battle of Sullivan's Island
  • The Rice Kings
  • Southern Strategy
  • The Approach March
  • Charleston Besieged
  • The Rise of Banastre Tarleton
  • Into the Back Country
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Trouble in the Back Country
  • More Trouble in the Back Country
  • A Hero Takes Charge
  • The Battle of Camden
  • The Partisans Fight On
  • The Rise of Patrick Ferguson
  • To Catch Ferguson
  • King's Mountain
  • Retreat and Turmoil
  • A General from Rhode Island
  • The Stage is Set
  • Tarleton Pursues Morgan
  • Cowpens
  • Bayonets and Zeal
  • Patience and Finesse
  • Guilford Courthouse: Long, Obstinate, and Bloody
  • The Major Characters in Order of Appearance and What Happened to Them
  • Notes
  • A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
  • Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780471327165

Description

A brilliant account of the proud and ferocious American fighters who stood up to the British forces in savage battles crucial in deciding both the fate of the Carolina colonies and the outcome of the war. "A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best."--Kirkus Reviews "His compelling narrative brings readers closer than ever before to the reality of Revolutionary warfare in the Carolinas."--Raleigh News & Observer. "Buchanan makes the subject come alive like few others I have seen." --Dennis Conrad, Editor, The Nathanael Greene Papers. "John Buchanan offers us a lively, accurate account of a critical period in the War of Independence in the South. Based on numerous printed primary and secondary sources, it deserves a large reading audience." --Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

The Battle of Sullivan's Island. The Rice Kings. Southern Strategy. The Approach March. Charleston Besieged. The Rise of Banastre Tarleton. Into the Back Country. Hearts and Minds. Trouble in the Back Country. More Trouble in the Back Country. A Hero Takes Charge. The Battle of Camden. The Partisans Fight On. The Rise of Patrick Ferguson. To Catch Ferguson. King's Mountain. Retreat and Turmoil. A General from Rhode Island. The Stage is Set. Tarleton Pursues Morgan. Cowpens. Bayonets and Zeal. Patience and Finesse. Guilford Courthouse: "Long, Obstinate, and Bloody". The Major Characters in Order of Appearance and What Happened to Them. Notes. A Selected and Annotated Bibliography. Index.

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