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The winter that won the war : the winter encampment at Valley Forge, 1777-1778 /

In The Winter that Won the War, historian Greenwalt takes the reader on campaign in the year 1777 and through the winter encampment, detailing the various changes that took place within Valley Forge that ultimately led to the success of the American cause. Walk with the author through 1777 and into...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenwalt, Phillip S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Emerging Revolutionary War series.
Subjects:
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Headquarters > Pennsylvania > Valley Forge.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Campaigns.
Valley Forge (Pa.) > History > 18th century.
Table of Contents:
  • "To seek fortune elsewhere"
  • "Obliged to leave the enemy masters of the field"
  • "The surprize of Germantown"
  • "The army being now come to a fixed station"
  • "Houses in the woods"
  • "Not aware of the confidence the army places"
  • "Starve, dissolve, or disperse"
  • The Baron
  • "Establishing a uniform system of useful maneuvers"
  • "Here are the English in earnest"
  • "Timely and handsome."