Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. From frustration to resistance ; From protests to organized rebellion ; From rebellion to war -- The war ignites in New England. The ride of Paul Revere ; The battle of Lexington ; The battle of Concord ; The battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill ; The siege of Boston ; The battle of Quebec -- The fight for the middle colonies. Battles for New York ; The battle of Trenton ; The battle of Princeton ; The battle of Ticonderoga ; Turning point: Saratoga ; The impact of Saratoga ; Pennsylvania & Valley Forge -- The war at sea. Privateers support the patriots ; The continental navy ; France supports America at sea -- The south and Yorktown. Savannah and Charleston seized ; The battles in the Carolinas -- Endgame: Yorktown ; After the battles.
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