Battle of Paoli / Thomas J. McGuire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGuire, Thomas J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paoli Massacre, 1777.

Physical Description:

xviii, 270 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, [2000]

Summary:

"McGuire writes with such spirit and such a sure mastery of telling detail that it's as though he were there himself. This is first-rate military history." --David McCullough In the years since the Revolutionary War, legend has obscured the story of the Battle of Paoli, better known in history as the Paoli Massacre. For this first-ever full-length treatment of the battle, the author has uncovered never-before-published primary documents to tell of British General Charles Grey's brutal attack on Anthony Wayne's division of 1,500 men in September 1777. The detailed account follows the action from the arrival of Wayne's division south of the Schuylkill River, near Paoli Tavern, to defend Philadelphia against Howe's encroaching troops to Grey's discovery of Wayne's position, the bloody battle that ensued, and the subsequent court-martial of Wayne, who had been accused of negligence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index.

ISBN:

0811701980

OCLC:

43114250