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The Philadelphia Campaign - Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge (Hardcover)
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The Philadelphia Campaign - Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge (Hardcover)
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This second in a monumental two-volume set on the 1777 campaign of
the American Revolution follows the saga from Cornwallis' triumphal
march of his British and Hessian troops into Philadelphia in late
September to Washington's movement of the weary Continental forces
to camp at Valley Forge in December. Based on soldiers' and
civilians' vivid accounts - many uncovered for the first time from
private collections - the story of the compelling fight for
independence reaches its most desperate moments. Defeated at
Brandywine and out-manoeuvred near Valley Forge, the Continental
forces were worn out and ill equipped. Yet on October 4, Washington
would embark on his first major offensive of the war - a surprise
attack at dawn on Howe's main camp at Germantown. Again defeated,
though narrowly this time, the Continentals gained valuable
experience and new confidence in the possibility of victory. The
seige of the Delaware River forts - one of the bloodiest and
prolonged battles of the war - ended with British success in
mid-November, but still Howe failed to end the war. In his last
American offensive before his resignation took effect, Howe tried
unsuccessfully to draw Washington from the fortified hills of
Whitemarsh. Now, as the Continental forces moved to Valley Forge
for the winter, they would have to face their greatest challenge -
survival.
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