Yorktown 1781 The World Turned Upside Down

by Morrissey, Brendan; Hook, Adam

• ISBN13: 9781855329560
• ISBN10: 1855329565
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

Six years on from the British defeat by the New England militia at Boston, George Washington's rebuilt Continental Army -- with support from the French -- now systematically began to seek out and destroy British forces even if protected by seemingly impregnable defenses. Yorktown would be a salutary lesson to the British Crown about the odds now faced in holding on to its colonies.

Author Biography

Brendan Morrissey has a background in the defence industry and has long been interested in military affairs.

Table of Contents

The Road to Yorktown	p. 7
The War in North America: 1775-1781
The Global Position in 1781
The Seat of War	p. 10
Virginia in the Revolution: 1775-1779
Tobacco Raids 1779-1781
British Strategy in the South
The Opposing Commanders	p. 18
The British Commanders
The American Commanders
The French Commanders
The Opposing Armies	p. 24
The British Army
The German Troops
The Loyalists
The Allies
The Continental Army The Virginia Militia
The French Army
Orders of Battle
The Campaign in Virginia 1781	p. 36
Cornwallis Against Lafayette
The Action at Green Spring Farm
The Allies Move South
Naval Operations March - October 1781	p. 50
The First Action Off the Capes
The Stage is Set
The Second Action Off the Capes
The Siege of Yorktown	p. 59
The Noose Tightens
The Siege Begins
The Last Act
Cornwallis Surrenders
Aftermath	p. 78
The Ripples Spread
The Road to Peace
The Battlefields Today	p. 80
Chronology	p. 86
A Guide to Further Reading	p. 88
Wargaming the Yorktown Campaign	p. 89
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