Title: William Alexander, Lord Stirling /
Authors: Nelson, Paul David, 1941-
Publisher: University of Alabama Press,
Year: 1987
Subjects: Alexander, William,; United States. Biography.; Generals United States Biography
Contents: The making of an American aristocrat, 1726-1754 -- Service for Crown and colony, 1754-1756 -- The provincial becomes a nobleman, 1757-1761 -- The Whig as Royalist, 1761-1775 -- The Republican Earl, 1775-1776 -- Lord Stirling at Bay : Long Island to Trenton, 1776 -- Washington's loyal Captain : the Campaign of 1777 -- Monmouth and its aftermath, 1778-1779 -- Military and financial stalemate, 1779-1780 -- The rewards of duty, 1781-1783.