Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 write by René Chartrand. This book was released on 2016-06-16. Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war. Field fortifications were developed around major towns including Boston, New York and Savannah, while the frontier forts at Stanwix, Niagara and Cumberland were to all be touched by the war. This book details all the types of fortification used throughout the conflict, the engineers on all sides who constructed and maintained them, and the actions fought around and over them.
Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83
Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 write by René Chartrand. This book was released on 2016-06-16. Forts of the American Revolution 1775-83 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war. Field fortifications were developed around major towns including Boston, New York and Savannah, while the frontier forts at Stanwix, Niagara and Cumberland were to all be touched by the war. This book details all the types of fortification used throughout the conflict, the engineers on all sides who constructed and maintained them, and the actions fought around and over them.
The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763
The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763 write by René Chartrand. This book was released on 2013-03-20. The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600–1763 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 'New France' consisted of the area colonized and ruled by France in North America. This title takes a look at the lengthy chain of forts built by the French to guard the frontier in the American northeast, including Sorel, Chambly, St Jean, Carillon (Ticonderoga), Duquesne (Pittsburgh, PA), and Vincennes. These forts were of two types: the major stone forts, and other forts made of wood and earth, all of which varied widely in style from Vauban-type elements to cabins surrounded by a stockade. Some forts, such as Chambly, looked more like medieval castles in their earliest incarnations. René Chartrand examines the different types of forts built by the French, describing the strategic vision that led to their construction, their impact upon the British colonies and the Indian nations of the interior, and the French military technology that went into their construction.
Engineers of Independence
Engineers of Independence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Engineers of Independence write by Paul K. Walker. This book was released on 2002-08. Engineers of Independence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This collection of documents, including many previously unpublished, details the role of the Army engineers in the American Revolution. Lacking trained military engineers, the Americans relied heavily on foreign officers, mostly from France, for sorely needed technical assistance. Native Americans joined the foreign engineer officers to plan and carry out offensive and defensive operations, direct the erection of fortifications, map vital terrain, and lay out encampments. During the war Congress created the Corps of Engineers with three companies of engineer troops as well as a separate geographer's department to assist the engineers with mapping. Both General George Washington and Major General Louis Lebéque Duportail, his third and longest serving Chief Engineer, recognized the disadvantages of relying on foreign powers to fill the Army's crucial need for engineers. America, they contended, must train its own engineers for the future. Accordingly, at the war's end, they suggested maintaining a peacetime engineering establishment and creating a military academy. However, Congress rejected the proposals, and the Corps of Engineers and its companies of sappers and miners mustered out of service. Eleven years passed before Congress authorized a new establishment, the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
The American Revolution 1775–1783
The American Revolution 1775–1783 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Revolution 1775–1783 write by Richard L. Blanco. This book was released on 2020-12-06. The American Revolution 1775–1783 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence. Included are essays (ranging from 250 to 25,000 words) on major and minor battles, and biographies of military men, partisan leaders, loyalist figures and war heroes, as well as strong coverage of political and diplomatic themes. The contributors present their summaries within the context of late 20th Century historiography about the American Revolution. Every entry has been written by a subject specialist, and is accompanied by a bibliography to aid further research. Extensively illustrated with maps, the volumes also contain a chronology of events, glossary and substantial index.
