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Beschreibung
This work chronicles the story of 400 young men who willingly and knowingly sacrificed themselves to save the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Holding back 20,000 British and Hessian soldiers, they allowed their comrades to retreat and may have saved the Revolution from immediate defeat.
This exhaustively researched account introduces the reader to the background of the battle and the stories of the individuals who fought that day, and includes biographies with extensive quoted material in addition to a general historic overview.
This work chronicles the story of 400 young men who willingly and knowingly sacrificed themselves to save the Continental Army at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Holding back 20,000 British and Hessian soldiers, they allowed their comrades to retreat and may have saved the Revolution from immediate defeat.
This exhaustively researched account introduces the reader to the background of the battle and the stories of the individuals who fought that day, and includes biographies with extensive quoted material in addition to a general historic overview.
Über den Autor
Linda Davis Reno, a retired federal executive was awarded the Martha Washington Medal by the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in 2007. She lives in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction

Storm Clouds Brew

The Marylanders March

Lapse of Leadership

The Battle

Aftermath of the Battle

Colonel William Smallwood

Lord Stirling

The Men of The Maryland 400

Mordecai Gist

First Company

Second Company

Third Company

Sixth Company

Ninth Company

Unsung Heroes

The Marylanders Fight On

Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786477357
ISBN-10: 0786477350
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Reno, Linda Davis
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Linda Davis Reno
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2014
Gewicht: 0,405 kg
Artikel-ID: 129703304