Excerpt from The Second War With England, Vol. 2 of 2
With promptness on the part of those co-operat ing with him, he saw that the hostile Creeks could be crushed with one blow; for on the west of their settlements were six hundred Mississippi volunteers and the 3d regiment of regular infantry, six hun dred strong, under Colonel Russel on the east were twenty-five hundred Georgia militia, command ed by General Floyd; while from the north, five thousand volunteers and militia - twenty-five hun dred from East Tennessee, under Generals Cooke and White, and the same number from the western sec tion of the State - Were moving down on the devoted tribes. This army of five thousand Tennesseans was under his own command, the western half of which he led in person. There were, besides this formida ble array, a few posts held by small detachments, and a few hundred friendly Indians, most of them Cherokees. When these separate armies should close around the hostile settlements, encircling them in a girdle of fire, it was universally believed that the war would be over.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book details the second war between the United States and Great Britain (1812-1815) through a narrative grounded in primary sources. The author's account begins with America's ill-prepared entry into the war and continues through pivotal land and sea conflicts such as the campaigns against the Creek Indians, Commodore Porter's daring Pacific cruises, and the climactic Battle of New Orleans. Alongside the battles and campaigns, the author traces the war's impact on American society and politics. Their account skillfully underscores the conflict's profound effect on the young nation's identity, westward expansion, and global standing. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331668626_0
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