What if, on September 11, 1814, the United States had lost the
close-run battle that Winston Churchill called the "most decisive"
of the War of 1812? With a victory at Plattsburgh, would the
British have eventually been able to regain control of their former
colonies? Only one fleeting moment on Lake Champlain might have
been needed to forever alter the young country's history and return
it to the grip of King George III."Redcoats' Revenge" brings the
most successful field commander in history, the Duke of Wellington,
to North America in 1814. A coalition of eight European countries
has recently defeated Napoleon. With the emperor's threat to
England eradicated, Wellington releases the most powerful military
juggernaut for service in the Western Hemisphere. His audacious
plan sends him and his avenging veteran redcoats plunging straight
south from Lake Champlain toward New York City. In Washington, the
streets crackle with tension at the news of British ships on the
Chesapeake. The White House is promptly evacuated and the capital
left undefended when a diversionary force approaches the city and
chokes off Baltimore.President James Madison must now decide which
of his generals is capable of successfully facing off with the Iron
Duke. No friend of the tyrannical Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, Madison
finally agrees that he may be the only commander with any hope of
matching Wellington. "Redcoats' Revenge" is a vivid montage of the
personalities and battles-real and quite possible-of the War of
1812. With its clever and compelling premise, this exciting
alternate history will enthrall readers and reveal just how close
the United States was to becoming a British colony once again.
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