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  title info:
    title: Washington's lieutenants
    sub title: Major versus Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War
  title info:
    title: Generals in the Revolutionary War
  name:
    name part: Branson, Douglas M.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
    role:
      role term: aut
    role:
      role term: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: biography
  genre: Biographies.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ctu
    date issued: 2025
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: vi, 258 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  abstract: "This book tells the story of the generals who served under Washington from 1775 to 1781. At once entertaining reading about some of the war's most colorful military commanders and an insightful analysis of how the young nation fought for its independence, it will be essential reading during the war's 250th anniversary and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
  abstract: "Meet the bold, the brilliant, and the blundering--Washington's Lieutenants tells the untold story of the generals who won and lost the Revolutionary War. As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington developed the strategy that won the Revolutionary War, but while Washington directed some battles, his strategy for the most part was carried out--and most battles were won or lost--by his subordinates, major and brigadier generals of varying background, experience, and ability. In the spirit of the best military history and biography, Washington's Lieutenants tells the story of the generals who served under Washington from 1775 to 1781. Based on extensive research in a variety of sources, the book finds the brigadier generals a laudable group of commanders. Hugh Mercer, for instance, played a pivotal role in the surprise crossing of the Delaware in December 1776 and was bayoneted during the Battle of Princeton a week later. Clergyman-turned-soldier Peter Muhlenberg led a Virginia Line brigade at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Yorktown. A quarter of all brigadiers died in the service of the new nation. Although some stood out for their military skill, battlefield bravery, and loyalty to Washington, the major generals as a whole were disappointing, marked by the pursuit of their own military and political ambitions and by a penchant for infighting and bickering. Only three served for the war's duration, including the great Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox. Ten resigned. Benedict Arnold turned coat. At least three were involved in the so-called Conway Cabal of 1777-78 to oust General Washington. In the southern theater, Robert Howe womanized, argued with local leaders to the point of dueling, and ultimately botched the defense of Savannah. The controversial Horatio Gates, self-proclaimed victor of Saratoga, was accused of cowardice at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. At once entertaining reading about some of the Revolutionary War's most col…
  table of contents: Arthur St. Clair -- Adam Stephen -- Hugh Mercer : A Brigadier -- Robert Howe -- William Lee Davidson : A Brigadier -- Charles Lee -- Horatio Gates -- Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg : A Brigadier -- Thomas Mifflin -- William Woodford : A Brigadier -- Thomas Conway.
  note: Douglas M. Branson.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Washington, George
      name part: 1732-1799
    topic: Military leadership
  subject:
    name:
      name part: United States.
      name part: Continental Army
    topic: Officers
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Generals
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Command of troops
    topic: History
    temporal: 18th century
  subject:
    geographic: United States
    topic: History
    temporal: Revolution, 1775-1783
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: Généraux
    geographic: États-Unis
    genre: Biographies
  subject:
    topic: Commandement des troupes
    topic: Histoire
    temporal: 18e siècle
  subject:
    topic: HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
  classification: E206 .B735 2025
  classification: 973.3/44092 B
  classification: HIS036030
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Washington's lieutenants
    name:
      name part: Branson, Douglas M.
    origin info:
      publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, [2025]
    identifier: (DLC) 2025010287
  identifier: 9780811777131
  identifier: 0811777138
  identifier: 9780811777148
  identifier: 2025010286
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 250609
    record change date: 20251018172727.6
    record identifier: in00005666327
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng