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General Washington's Commando explores the dynamic Revolutionary
War career of Benjamin Tallmadge whose multi-faceted career
included operations as a dragoon commander, intelligence and
counter-intelligence officer and master of combined land-sea
operations. Tallmadge fought in the Battles of Long Island, White
Plains, and Germantown and defended the Patriot population in the
no-man's-land of Westchester County against British and Tory
raiders. After Washington rewarded him with his own legion, he
unleashed bold raids on British-occupied Long Island from his bases
in Connecticut. All the while, he ran Washington's most active
espionage ring in New York and Long Island. Reversing roles, he
played a key role in foiling Benedict Arnold's plot to betray the
American stronghold of West Point to the British. Tallmadge's
Revolutionary service graphically illuminates the struggle in the
region which witnessed the most continuous, relentless, often
pitiless, fighting of the struggle. In particular, the book
describes the internecine quality of the fighting in politically
divided Long Island and Westchester and details how the struggle
continued without letup even after Yorktown. Though Tallmadge's
fascinating post-war career receives careful attention, the book
focuses on his Revolutionary War service.
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