Rebellion in the ranks : mutinies of the American Revolution / John A. Nagy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagy, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mutiny.

History.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

Mutiny--United States--History.

Physical Description:

386 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Penn : Westholme Publishing, 2007.

Contents:

1 Break Open the Guard House: Mutinies of Command and Control 1

2 Hungry, Naked, and Broke: Mutinies of Destitution 30

3 Firecake and Water: The Difficulty of Supply 49

4 A Perfect Storm: No Food, No Money, No Soldiers, No Officers 65

5 The Mark of Cain: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny I 77

6 A Sleeping Giant Awakes: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny II 97

7 Spies at the College of New Jersey: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny III 117

8 Mutiny In Independence Hall: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny IV 130

9 Negotiations: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny V 139

10 Hanging Spies: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny VI 150

11 The End of The Line: The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny VII 157

12 The Domino Effect: The New Jersey Line Mutiny 167

13 General Greene's Travails: Mutiny in the South 183

14 The Newburgh Conspiracy 198

15 Congress Held Hostage 211

16 Peace is Declared 222

17 Walking the Plank: Continental Naval Mutinies 230

18 The Madman and the Pirate 255

19 The King's Problems: British and Hessian Mutinies on Land and Sea 270

A Mutinies by Date 297

B Continental Army Mutinies by Location and Cause 303

C Oliver De Lancey's Journal 304

D Round Robin List 311

E Pennsylvania Line Return of December 11, 1780 312

F First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry 313

G Officer's Letter at Newburgh 314

H George Washington's Speech at Newburgh 317

I Proclamation by Elias Boudinot 320.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594160554

1594160554

OCLC:

154790076