A dirty, trifling, piece of business. Volume 1 : the Revolutionary War as waged from Canada in 1781 / Gavin K. Watt with the research assistance of James F. Morrison and William A. Smy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, Gavin K., author.

Morrison, James F., author.

Smy, William A., author.

Contributor:

Gibson Library Connections, Inc.

Series:

Watt, Gavin K. Dirty, trifling, piece of business ; v. 1.

A dirty, trifling, piece of business ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--History--1775-1783.

Canada.

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

United States.

Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791.

Haldimand, Frederick.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (506 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario, Canada] : Dundurn Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1781, the sixth year of the American rebellion, Canadas governor, Frederick Haldimand, was saddled with the responsibility of defending the Crowns largest colony against the threat of Franco-American invasion.

Contents:

A Cast of the More Important Persons

The Flood of Raids, Scouts, and Abduction Attempts of 1781

1. The Governor of a Strategic Backwater

2. The Background to the 1781 Campaign A Plan of Attack Upon Quebec

3. Winter Turmoil on the Western Frontier Driven to the Last Extremity

4. Spring: The Calamities of the Country Ravages of a Barbarous & Ruthless Savage Enemy

5. A Bloody Early Summer on the Frontiers A Long Train of Horrid Villainy

6. Constantly Infested with Parties of the Enemy I Shou'd Hope to Give a Good Account of Him

7. The Hammers Fall Comparative Chronology: Ross and St. Leger They Broke and Fled with Precipitation They Cannot Have the Least Hope of Success

Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-493) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 22, 2017).

ISBN:

9786612816048

9781770705036

1770705031

9781282816046

1282816047

9781770704114

1770704116

OCLC:

700698685