The War of Independence: The British Army in North America, 1775-1783The 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. |
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
Reinforcements reach Boston from England Howe Clinton | 7 |
Washington chosen CommanderinChief of the Americans | 14 |
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