Year of the Hangman
Subtitle: George Washington's Campaign Against the Iroquois
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781594160134
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; c 1700 to c 1800; Native American; History - Military / War; History; History: American; USA; United States - Revolutionary War; Military - United States; History - General History; Americas (North Central South West Indies)
First sentence: THE  Revolutionary War was  not simply the  story of Great Britain's American colonies breaking away from the mother country.
Description: Confident that the American rebellion would be crushed in 1777, Britain devised a bold new strategy. Turning its attention to the frontiers, especially those of western New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, Britain enlisted its provincial rangers, Tories, and allied warriors from the Iroquois Confederacy, to wage a brutal backwoods war. Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga went shock waves through the British command, but the efforts along the frontier appeared to be impairing the American ability to conduct the war. Following massacres at the colonial settlements of Wyoming, Pa., and Cherry Valley, N.Y., the Continental Congress persuaded General Washington to conduct a decisive offensive to end the threat. Brewing for years, the conflict between the Iroquois and colonists would now reach its deadly climax. The campaign ended the political and military influence of the Iroquois and sealed Britain's fateful decision to seek victory in the south.--From publisher description.