Title: Washington and Cornwallis : the battle for America, 1775-1783 /
Authors: Patterson, Benton Rain, 1929-
Publisher: Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Washington, George, Military leadership.; Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis,; United States History Campaigns.
Abstract: "Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805), the second earl of Cornwallis, was a peer of the realm, a friend of King George III, and a major general in the king's army. He felt so outraged by the insurrection of the American colonists that he volunteered to go to America to defeat the rebellion and restore the king's rule. King George promptly accepted his offer and sent him to America with Cornwallis's old regiment, the 33rd Foot."
Contents: The Commander in Chief -- The army before Boston -- The King's volunteer -- The Battle of Long Island -- The fall of New York -- From Harlem Heights to White Plains -- The shattered army -- The Raid on Trenton -- The Battle of Princeton -- The Burgoyne fiasco -- The Philadelphia Campaign -- The winter at Valley Forge -- The Conway cabal -- The Earl goes home and returns -- The Battle of Monmouth Courthouse -- The Newport crisis -- A personal tragedy -- The Benedict Arnold treason -- The fall of Charleston -- The Battle of Camden -- The Battle of King's Mountain -- The Battle of Cowpens -- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse -- The Virginia Campaign -- The Battle of Yorktown -- The Surrender.