Battle of Paoli

by McGuire, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780811733373
• ISBN10: 0811733378
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-25
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

Now in paperback, this first full length treatment of the Revolutionary War battle recounts British general Charles Grey's brutal attack on Anthony Wayne's division of 1,500 Continentals in September 1777.

Author Biography

Thomas McGuire teaches American history at Malvern Preparatory School near Paoli, Pennsylvania, and is the author of Battle of Paoli and Stop The Revolution.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Note	xiv
Author's Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1 Philadelphia
Friday Morning, September 26, 1777	1
Chapter 2 Philadelphia
Sunday Morning, August 24, 1777	7
Chapter 3 Camp on the Lancaster Road
Sunday, September 14, to Monday, September 15, 1777	13
Chapter 4 Cecil County, Maryland, and Chester County, Pennsylvania
Saturday, August 30, to Monday, September 15, 1777	21
Chapter 5 The Battle of the Clouds
Monday, September 15, to Tuesday, September 16, 1777	28
Chapter 6 Northern Chester County, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, September 17, to Thursday, September 18, 1777	38
Chapter 7 Near the Yellow Springs
Thursday, September 18, 1777	45
Chapter 8 Valley Forge and Philadelphia
Thursday, September 18, to Friday, September 19, 1777	55
Chapter 9 The Great Valley, Chester County
Friday, September 19, 1777	65
Chapter 10 The Great Valley and the Schuykill River, Chester County
Friday Evening, September 19, to Saturday, September 20, 1777	72
Chapter 11 Near the Warren and Paoli Taverns on the Lancaster Road
Saturday Evening, September 20, 1777	82
Chapter 12 On the Lancaster and Swedes Ford Roads
Saturday Night, September 20, 1777	88
Chapter 13 Near the Admiral Warren Tavern
Saturday Night, September 20, 1777	95
Chapter 14 The Paoli Camp
Midnight, September 20-21, 1777	103
Chapter 15 The Paoli Battlefield
Early Sunday Morning, September 21, 1777	109
Chapter 16 The Battle of Paoli
Early Sunday Morning, September 21, 1777	114
Chapter 17 On the Road to the White Horse West of Camp
Early Sunday Morning, September 21, 1777	119
Chapter 18 The Paoli Massacre
Early Sunday Morning, September 21, 1777	125
Chapter 19 The Great Valley and the Schuylkill River
Early Sunday Morning, September 21, 1777	132
Chapter 20 The White Horse and Red Lion Taverns
Sunday, September 21, to Tuesday, September 23, 1777	141
Chapter 21 The Schuylkill River and Little Conestoga Valley
Sunday, September 21, to Monday, September 22, 1777	148
Chapter 22 The Schuylkill River Fords
Tuesday, September 22, to Wednesday, September 23, 1777	157
Chapter 23 Southeastern Pennsylvania
Late September to Early October 1777	162
Chapter 24 At the Battle of Germantown
Saturday, October 4, 1777	169
Chapter 25 Camp Towamencin and Camp Whitpain
October 1777	175
Chapter 26 Chester County, Pennsylvania
1777-1817	184
Epilogue	191
Appendix A: Court of Inquiry Documents	197
Appendix B: County Origins of Continental Regiments and Companies in the Battle of Paoli and the List of Known Casualties	215
Notes	225
Bibliography	261
Index	267