Camden 1780

The annihilation of Gates’ Grand Army

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Description

As the British refocused their war on the southern colonies in the hopes of triggering an outbreak of loyalism that would sweep the rebels aside, Lord Cornwallis found himself thinly spread and unable to guard the fifteen thousand square miles he was responsible for.

So Cornwallis went on the offensive, invading North Carolina and using Camden as a launch pad. This new history reveals how Cornwallis was able to use his aggressive strategy to great effect and how the overconfidence of the American forces under Horatio Gates was to result in a shocking defeat on the night of August 15th--a defeat that would allow Cornwallis to push deep into North Carolina, where he would only be stopped by defeat at Yorktown.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology

Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign

Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Apr 19 2016
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472812858
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 35 b/w; 44 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 292
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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David Smith

David Smith has studied in both the United States…

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Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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