Southern gambit : Cornwallis and the British march to Yorktown / Stanley D. M. Carpenter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpenter, Stanley D. M., author.

Series:

Campaigns and commanders

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805.

Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis.

History.

Southern States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

Southern States.

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

United States.

Military campaigns.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Addresses the Southern Campaign of 1778-81 in the War of American Independence from the British strategic perspective, focusing on Lieutenant-General Charles, Earl Cornwallis' operations in the Carolinas and Virginia leading to the surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

"Gain the hearts and subdue the minds of America" : British strategic leadership and the southern campaign

"Without which the machine must fail" : British command and control and the southern strategy

"They are not prepared for a scene of war" : the southern campaign begins

"Everywhere and nowhere" : partisan warfare in the Carolinas

"Fatal infatuation" : Cornwallis invades North Carolina

"What is done, cannot now be altered" : the southern campaign draws to a close

"Peril and delusion" : the judgment of history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780806161853

080616185X

OCLC:

1052902513

Publisher Number:

40028928715