A Gallant Defense : The Siege of Charleston 1780.
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- 9781611171686
- 973.3/36
- E241.C4 B67 2003
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Early Threats -- Chapter Two: A "Very Essential Business" Begins -- Chapter Three: Reaction North and South -- Chapter Four: The British on the Sea Islands -- Chapter Five: That Infernal Bar -- Chapter Six: The Defenders of Charleston -- Chapter Seven: Across the Ashley -- Chapter Eight: Siege Warfare -- Chapter Nine: Breaking Ground: The Siege Begins -- Chapter Ten: The Cooper River Communication -- Chapter Eleven: The Noose Tightens on Charleston Neck -- Chapter Twelve: Investiture -- Chapter Thirteen: A Gallant Defense -- Chapter Fourteen: Appearances in This Province Are Certainly Very Favourable -- Appendix A: Articles of Capitulation as proposed -- Appendix B: British and American Forces in the Siege of Charleston as of 30 April 1780 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Borick relies on an impressive array of primary and secondary sources relating to the siege and includes maps that depict the British approach to the city and the complicated military operations that led to the patriots' greatest defeat of the American Revolution.
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