The Battle for New York

The City at the Heart of the American Revolution

Autor*innen

• Barnet Schechter

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• 464 Seiten
• 17 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Geschichte der USA
• Historisches Thema
• Militärgeschichte
• Sachliteratur

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On 15 September 1776, the British army, led by General William Howe, invaded Manhattan with the largest expeditionary force in their history. Following the disastrous Battle of Brooklyn, George Washington's Continental Army retreated to Harlem Heights, leaving New York in British hands. Control of the city was Howe's main goal, as it was strategically vital at the mouth of the Hudson River and central to England's strategy against the American rebellion. However, as Barnet Schecter reveals, New York became a fatal chalice for the British war effort. The narrative explores how the city transformed from a center of political and religious struggle in the 1760s and early 1770s into a hotbed of radical thought and action. The campaign of 1776 turned New York into a series of battlefields, leading to seven years of British occupation, during which Washington and Congress were determined to reclaim the city. The extraordinary autumn campaign of 1776, the largest military venture of the Revolutionary War, involved nearly every significant participant on both sides, with the fate of America hanging in the balance. The outcome directly influenced the major turning points of the war that followed.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Einband: Hardcover