British Supporters Of The American Revolution 1775 1783

Author : Sheldon Samuel Cohen
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1843830116

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British Supporters of the American Revolution, 1775-1783 by Sheldon Samuel Cohen Pdf

America's Declaration of Independence, while endeavouring to justify a break with Great Britain, simultaneously proclaimed that the colonists had not been `wanting in attention to our British brethren', but that they had `been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity'. This overstatement has since been modified in comprehensive histories of the American Revolution. Gradually a more balanced portrait of British attitudes towards the conflict has emerged. In particular, studies of pro-American Britons have exemplified this fact by concentrating on only a small upper-class minority. In contrast, this work focuses on five unrenowned men of Britain's `middling orders'. These individuals actively endeavoured to aid the American cause. Their efforts, often unlawful, brought them into contact with Benjamin Franklin, for whom they befriended rebel seamen confined in British gaols. Their stories - rendered here - open up new areas for study of the American War on this middling segment of Britain's social structure.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041096533

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War for America by Jeremy Black Pdf

Author : Maria Brüggert
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783638025294

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The American Revolution or War of Independence (1775-1783) and its influence on the British Empire by Maria Brüggert Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Rostock, language: English, abstract: 1 Introduction When we consider a definition of war, we will find: “War is an armed conflict between countries or groups that involves killing and destruction.” Whether offensive or defensive, war is an organized conflict of power where political, industrial, ideological and military interests are pushed through. Pursuing such aims always involves an infringement in peoples ́ safe living together, their stability and protection. History shows that wars have been held throughout mankind ́s existence. A German quotation emphasises the above-mentioned thoughts: “Der Klang, der am nachhaltigsten durch die Geschichte der Menschheit hallt, ist der von Kriegstrommeln.” The American War of Independence is a historical example which shows two sides of war – you can loose or win it. On the one hand the revolution caused a loss of lives but on the other hand they rescued the basis for the formation of the United States of America. The British Empire lost 13 colonies, America won its independence. Faced with all these impressions I will demonstrate how British colonies arose in North America and why they started revolting against Britain’s control. How could America win its independence? Which constitution did the United States of America get after the war? While analyzing the topic I will miss the course of the war. This paper concentrates on the questions why it happened and how it ended. I make use of secondary sources and pictures to prove, support und intensify my statement. 2 British Colonies in North America English colonization along the Atlantic Coast started in the 17th century. Across the Atlantic came Englishmen, Frenchmen, Germans, Scots, Irishmen, Dutchmen, Swedes, and many others who attempted to transplant their habits and traditions to the new world. They left their native countries to find a better life. Travellers to North America came in small overcrowded ships. During their six- to twelve-week voyage, they subsisted on meagre rations. Many of the ships were lost in storms, many passengers died of disease, and infants rarely survived the journey. There was the danger to die but they came the long way in crowds – why? The most important motive which induced emigrants to leave their European homelands was the desire for greater economic opportunity. This urge was frequently reinforced by other significant considerations such as religious freedom, escape from political oppression or the lure of adventure.

Author : Sir John William Fortescue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050541872

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The War of Independence by Sir John William Fortescue Pdf

The War of Independence is a detailed and spirited history, told from the British perspective, of military operations during the American Revolution. Written by a foremost authority on the British Army, this superbly narrated account of the war brings to life the ebb and flow of the fighting, the color of eighteenth-century warfare and the harsh realities of warfare in North America and the West Indies.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750998307

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The War for American Independence, 1775-1783 by Jeremy Black Pdf

The bitter and often bloody fight which accompanied the emergence of the United States of America as an independent force on the world stage has always been a subject of much debate and controversy. Historian Jeremy Black challenges many traditional assumptions and conveys vividly the immediacy of events such as the battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga and the sieges of Charleston and Yorktown, as well as less famous incidents, while also offering an original and thorough assessment of the campaign in its American, colonial and European contexts. Combining a chronological survey of the war with a thematic examination of the major issues, The War for American Independence, 1775–1783 is a comprehensive account of a remarkable campaign.

Author : Solomon Lutnick
Publisher : Columbia : University of Missouri Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015002643545

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The American Revolution and the British Press, 1775-1783 by Solomon Lutnick Pdf

This book studies the relationship and portrayal of the American Revolution in the British popular media, and how the distant rivals viewed and interpreted the Revolution.

Author : Robin May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : United States
ISBN : LCCN:75305019

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The British Army in North America, 1775-1783 by Robin May Pdf

Author : Richard Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317892786

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The War of American Independence by Richard Middleton Pdf

Wars rarely turn out as expected. This book shows how Britain entered a conflict that it believed could not be lost. The American Patriots were similarly optimistic about their martial prospects. Although they eventually secured independence, it was only with the assistance of France and indirectly Spain, who diverted British resources from the conflict in America, allowing France eventually to deliver a knockout blow at Yorktown. This extensive yet accessible exploration into the War of American Independence provides aclear analysis of why this complex conflict occurred and why it ended as it did, revealing the fragile nature of the American Patriot cause. An essential guide for any history student, including those specializing in war/peace studies and the study of international relations, as well the general reader with an interest in the study of war.

Author : John Malcom Forbes Ludlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:$B263207

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The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 by John Malcom Forbes Ludlow Pdf

Author : Robin May
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 185532735X

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The British Army in North America 1775–83 by Robin May Pdf

For sheer guts, the Redcoats' behavior at Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and other bloody encounters has rarely been surpassed. The Americans won, but only just, and then thanks to foreign intervention and a small number of dedicated and valiant patriots who were continually let down by their own people. Robin May's splendid work looks at the British Army that fought in the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783. It details the soldiers who faced the difficulties of campaigning in North America along with the gross inefficiency and corruption at home which, along with their generals' often blundering conduct, were as deadly enemies as the Americans.

Author : Thomas P. Slaughter
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780374712075

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Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution by Thomas P. Slaughter Pdf

An important new interpretation of the American colonists' 150-year struggle to achieve independence "What do we mean by the Revolution?" John Adams asked Thomas Jefferson in 1815. "The war? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an effect and consequence of it." As the distinguished historian Thomas P. Slaughter shows in this landmark book, the long process of revolution reached back more than a century before 1776, and it touched on virtually every aspect of the colonies' laws, commerce, social structures, religious sentiments, family ties, and political interests. And Slaughter's comprehensive work makes clear that the British who chose to go to North America chafed under imperial rule from the start, vigorously disputing many of the colonies' founding charters. When the British said the Americans were typically "independent," they meant to disparage them as lawless and disloyal. But the Americans insisted on their moral courage and political principles, and regarded their independence as a great virtue, as they regarded their love of freedom and their loyalty to local institutions. Over the years, their struggles to define this independence took many forms, and Slaughter's compelling narrative takes us from New England and Nova Scotia to New York and Pennsylvania, and south to the Carolinas, as colonists resisted unsympathetic royal governors, smuggled to evade British duties on imported goods (tea was only one of many), and, eventually, began to organize for armed uprisings. Britain, especially after its victories over France in the 1750s, was eager to crush these rebellions, but the Americans' opposition only intensified, as did dark conspiracy theories about their enemies—whether British, Native American, or French.In Independence, Slaughter resets and clarifies the terms in which we may understand this remarkable evolution, showing how and why a critical mass of colonists determined that they could not be both independent and subject to the British Crown. By 1775–76, they had become revolutionaries—going to war only reluctantly, as a last-ditch means to preserve the independence that they cherished as a birthright.

Author : Steven M. Baule,Stephen Gilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89082599416

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British Army Officers who Served in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 by Steven M. Baule,Stephen Gilbert Pdf

This compendium is an alphabetical listing of the British Regular Army or â oeRedcoatâ officers who served in North America during the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783. For each officer, the listing includes his name, rank and date of commission. The of

Author : Piers Mackesy
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803281927

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The War for America by Piers Mackesy Pdf

The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. Far less familiar is the fact that, for the British, the American colonies were only one front in a world war. England was also pitted against France and Spain. Not always in command of the seas and threatened with invasion, England tried grimly for eight years to subdue its rebellious colonies; to hold Canada, the West Indies, India, and Gibraltar; and to divide its European enemies. In this vivid history Piers Mackesy views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Their tactical response to the American Revolution is now comprehensible, seen as part of a grand imperial strategy.

Author : Stephen Conway
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857723833

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A Short History of the American Revolutionary War by Stephen Conway Pdf

The American war against British imperial rule (1775-1783) was the world's first great popular revolution. Ideologically defined by the colonists' formal Declaration of Independence in 1776, the struggle has taken on something of a mythic character. From the Boston Tea Party to Paul Revere's ride to raise the countryside of New England against the march of the Redcoats; and from the American travails of Bunker Hill (1775) to the final humiliation of the British at Yorktown (1781), the entire contest is now emblematic of American national identity. Stephen Conway shows that, beyond mythology, this was more than just a local conflict: rather a titanic struggle between France and Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were merely one frontline of an extended theatre of operations, with each superpower aiming to deliver the knockout blow. This bold new history recognizes the war as the Revolution but situates it on the wider, global canvas of European warfare.

Author : John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : History
ISBN : BSB:BSB11333605

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The War of American Independence, 1775-1783 by John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow Pdf