Daniel Morgan : revolutionary rifleman

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Daniel Morgan : revolutionary rifleman

by Don Higginbotham

Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, c1961

  • : cloth
  • : pbk.

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780807808245

Description

Over the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander. He combined this success on the battlefield with a deep devotion to the soldiers serving under him. In a conflict that abounded in vital personalities, Morgan's was one of the most colorful. Illiterate, uncultivated, and contentious, he nevertheless combined the resourcefulness of a frontiersman with a native gift as a tactician and leader. His rise from humble origins gives forceful testimony to the democratic spirit of the new America.
Volume

: pbk. ISBN 9780807813867

Description

Over the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander. He combined this success on the battlefield with a deep devotion to the soldiers serving under him. In a conflict that abounded in vital personalities, Morgan's was one of the most colorful. Illiterate, uncultivated, and contentious, he nevertheless combined the resourcefulness of a frontiersman with a native gift as a tactician and leader. His rise from humble origins gives forceful testimony to the democratic spirit of the new America.

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  • NCID
    BA49569132
  • ISBN
    • 0807808245
    • 0807813869
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chapel Hill
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 239 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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