The artillery never gained more honour : the British Artillery in the 1776 Valcour Island and 1777 Saratoga campaigns / Douglas R. Cubbison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cubbison, Douglas R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776.

Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777.

Armed Forces.

Weapons systems.

History.

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

United States.

Great Britain. Army. Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Great Britain.

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

Great Britain--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--History.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Fleischmanns, N.Y. : Purple Mountain Press, 2007.

Contents:

Siege of Québec, winter 1775-1776

British Artillery in 1776

The British advance up the St. Lawrence and Richelieu Valleys, and British preparations for the movement on Lake Champlain

Valcour Island, October 1776

Winter quarters

Advance upon Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence

The American retreat to Skenesborough and the naval action of July 6th, 1777

Transportation of the Artillery forward

The Battle of Bennington

Freeman's farm

Barber's wheatfield

The American assaults on the Balcarres and Breymann entrenched camps

The British occupation and American attack on Fort Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence

Retreat and surrender

Withdrawal from Fort Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence

Burgoyne's train of artillery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-196) and index.

ISBN:

1930098839

9781930098831

OCLC:

182656781