Bibliograph

1781, the decisive year of the Revolutionary War, Robert Tonsetic

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1781, the decisive year of the Revolutionary War, Robert Tonsetic

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

1781

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

751802683

Responsibility statement

Robert Tonsetic

Sub title

the decisive year of the Revolutionary War

Summary

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War, but it was the pivotal campaigns and battles of 1781 that decided the final outcome. 1781 was one of those rare years in American history when the future of the nation hung by a thread, and only the fortitude, determination, and sacrifice of its leaders and citizenry ensured its survival

Table Of Contents

A winter's tale. The darkest New Year ; Disorder, fear, and mutiny ; Hills of the South country ; Hell in Virginia ; Sunrise at the Cowpens ; The race to the Dan ; We fight, get beat, and fight again -- No spring nor summer rest. Everything has changed ; The lion sleeps at Yorktown ; We have pursued them to the Eutaws -- The guns of autumn. The Siege of Yorktown ; Capitulation ; Aftermath

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