General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel (American Social Experience) - Hardcover

Shelton, Hal T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814779751 ISBN 13: 9780814779750

Verlag: New York University Press, 1994

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"Shelton's well-written book will be of interest to any student of the American Revolution." -The Houston Chronicle "The definitive biography." -The Journal of American History

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Brave, humane, and generous ...still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country. --Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British At 3 a.m. on December 31, 1775, a band of desperate men stumbled through a raging Canadian blizzard toward Quebec. The doggedness of this ragtag militia--consisting largely of men whose short-term enlistments were to expire within the next 24 hours--was due to the exhortations of their leader. Arriving at Quebec before dawn, the troop stormed two unmanned barriers, only to be met by a British ambush at the third. Amid a withering hale of cannon grapeshot, the patriot leader, at the forefront of the assault, crumpled to the ground. General Richard Montgomery was dead at the age of 37. Montgomery--who captured St. John and Montreal in the same fortnight in 1775; who, upon his death, was eulogized in British Parliament by Burke, Chatham, and Barr; and after whom 16 American counties have been named--has, to date, been a neglected hero. Written in engaging, accessible prose, General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution chronicles Montgomery's life and military career, definitively correcting this historical oversight once and for all.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: New York University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0814779751
• ISBN 13: 9780814779750
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 245