Boston 1775

by Morrissey, Brendan

• ISBN13: 9780275984540
• ISBN10: 0275984540
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-30
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

The Battle of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charlestown were the first major battles of the American Revolution. Brendan Morrissey describes how the sparks at Lexington and Concord ignited the smouldering resentment of the Colonists into the flame of a rebellion. Colonist militia were pitted against British Redcoats in a series of struggles which led the British to evacuate Boston and to George Washington taking command of the fledgling American army. He looks at the forces involved: the regulars of the British Army, the Royal Navy and the American militia and 'minutemen'. The opposing commanders are also examined and the book is laid out in order to clearly show each of the phases in this early part of the American War of Independence: Lexington and Concord, Bunker/Breed's Hill and the American siege of British held Boston. Finally, the author investigates the reaction in Great Britain, Europe and America to the rebel success.

Table of Contents

The Road to War

The Seat of War

The Opposing Commanders

The Opposing Armies

Lexington and Concord, 19 April 1775

Breed's Hill, 17 June 1775

The Siege

Aftermath

The Battlefields Today

Chronology

A Guide to Further Reading

Wargaming the Boston Campaign

Index