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100 1 $aDaughan, George C.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aRevolution on the Hudson :$bNew York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence /$cGeorge C. Daughan.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bW. W. Norton & Company,$c[2016]
300 $a416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-395) and index.
505 0 $aGeorge III declares war on America -- The importance of New York -- The great Hudson River illusion -- H.M.S. Phoenix and H.M.S. Rose provide a lesson -- Attack delayed -- The Battle of Brooklyn -- A masterful retreat -- The Howes take New York City -- Washington evacuates Manhattan -- Race for the Delaware -- Redemption at Trenton -- Depraved indifference -- New war plans -- Duel for a continent -- New York and Philadelphia -- Clinton and Burgoyne -- France declares war on Britain -- Admiral Howe saves New York -- The Franco-American alliance misfires -- Withdrawal from Rhode Island -- Charleston -- Benedict Arnold's betrayal -- Rodney -- Facing south -- Prelude to victory -- Rodney's dilemma -- New York and Yorktown -- Britain stunned -- Peace -- Conclusion.
520 $a"The untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, control of which, both the Americans and the British firmly believed, would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War. No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River, and the surrounding counties. Political and military leaders on both sides viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death. So in 1776, King George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan and use it as a base from which to push up the Hudson River Valley for a grand rendezvous at Albany with an impressive army driving down from Canada. George Washington and every other patriot leader shared the king's fixation with the Hudson. Generations of American and British historians have held the same view. In fact, one of the few things that scholars have agreed upon is that the British strategy, though disastrously executed, should have been swift and effective. Until now, no one has argued that this plan of action was lunacy from the beginning. Revolution on the Hudson makes the bold new argument that Britain's attempt to cut off New England never would have worked, and that doggedly pursuing dominance of the Hudson ultimately cost the crown her colonies. It unpacks intricate military maneuvers on land and sea, introduces the personalities presiding over each side's strategy, and reinterprets the vagaries of colonial politics to offer a thrilling response to one of our most vexing historical questions: How could a fledgling nation have defeated the most powerful war machine of the era?" -- Publisher's description
520 $a"Traces the lesser-known story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley during the American Revolution, explaining the conflict's essential role in the outcome of the war and the political, military, economic and social strategies that influenced both sides,"--NoveList.
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651 0 $aNew York (State)$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 0 $aHudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)$xHistory, Military$y18th century.
651 0 $aNew York (N.Y.)$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783.
651 7 $aNew York (State)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210280
651 7 $aNew York (State)$zNew York.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204333
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
651 7 $aUnited States$zHudson River Valley.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01311280
648 7 $a1700-1799$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 7 $aMilitary history.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411630
852 00 $bglx$hE230.5.N4$iD38 2016
852 00 $bmil$hE230.5.N4$iD38 2016