Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McBurney, Christian M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:	Washington, George, > 1732-1799. Arnold, Benedict, > 1741-1801. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Prisoners and prisons. Political kidnapping > United States > History > 18th century. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Secret service. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Campaigns. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

I. The fighting begins (April 1775 to June 1776)
II. The fall of New York City and New Jersey (July 1776 to March 1778)
III. The fall of Philadelphia (September 1777 to April 1778)
IV. The war in the North (1778 to 1781)
V. The war in the South (January 1780 to August 1781)
VI. British secret service operations in upstate New York and Vermont (July 1781 to June 1782)
VII. Yorktown and beyond (September 1781 to September 1783)
Appendix A: Letter from Colonel James Abeel summarizing information regarding the raid intended to capture Washington in February 1780
Appendix B: Colonel Matthias Ogden's plans for capturing Prince William Henry in New York City in March 1782.