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The road to Yorktown : Jefferson, Lafayette and the British invasion of Virginia
- Title
- The road to Yorktown : Jefferson, Lafayette and the British invasion of Virginia / John R. Maass.
- Author
- Maass, John R.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.
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- Description
- 203 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- In 1781, Virginia was invaded by formidable British forces that sought to subdue the Old Dominion. Lieutenant General Charles, Lord Cornwallis, led thousands of enemy troops from Norfolk to Charlottesville, burning and pillaging. Many of Virginia's famed patriots--including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and Nathanael Greene--struggled to defend the commonwealth. Only by concentrating a small band of troops under energetic French general the Marquis de Lafayette were American forces able to resist British operations. With strained support from Governor Jefferson's administration, Lafayette fought a campaign against the veteran soldiers of Lord Cornwallis that eventually led to the famed showdown at Yorktown. Historian John R. Maass traces this often overlooked Revolutionary struggle for Virginia and details each step on the road to Yorktown.
- Subject
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 > Military leadership
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Siege of Yorktown (Virginia : 1781)
- 1775-1783
- Military campaigns
- Command of troops
- Virginia > History > Campaigns. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Yorktown (Va.) > History > Siege, 1781
- United States > History > Campaigns. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States
- Virginia
- Virginia > Yorktown
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- "A Successful Battle May Give Us America": Lord Cornwallis Invades Virginia -- "With Fire and Every Other Cruelty": The British Ravage the Tidewater -- "A Difficult and Dangerous Expedition": Lafayette Comes to Defend Virginia -- "Like Desperate Bands of Robbers": Cornwallis Chases Lafayette -- "With Rapid and Devious Movements": The British Strike West -- "Virginia Is Not Conquered": Wary Opponents Along the James -- "We Wage War Like Gentlemen": Two Battles and the Path to Yorktown -- "Bravery, Fortitude, Zeal and Discipline": The Conclusion of Lafayette's Campaign -- Coda: "A Catalogue of Omissions and Other Misconduct" -- Appendix: Sites of the 1781 Virginia Campaign -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
- ISBN
- 9781626193918
- 1626193916
- LCCN
- 2015939138
- OCLC
- ocn908072181
- SCSB-9131446
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library