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Saratoga 1777

Saratoga 1777

Turning Point of a Revolution

Campaign 67
  • Author: Brendan Morrissey
  • Illustrator: Adam Hook
  • Short code: CAM 67
  • Publication Date: 25 Jun 2000
  • ISBN: 9781855328624
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 100
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About this Product

The Saratoga campaign was a watershed, and is widely believed to have been the turning point of the American War of Independence. For the first time British regulars were beaten in open battle by equal numbers of Americans. The Continentals bore the brunt of the fighting, supported by 'hordes' of militia who proved adept at attacking detachments or lines of communication.The after-shock in America (on both sides) and Europe transformed a civil war into a global struggle against the two colonial superpowers of the day, France and Spain, and eventually lost George III his American colonies.

Biographical Note

Brendan Morrissey trained as a lawyer before working as a PR consultant and writer in the defence industry, principally with British Aerospace. He has a long-standing interest in military affairs and Anglo-American relations. Brendan has written several titles on this subject for Osprey, including Campaign 37 Boston 1775, and Campaign 47 Yorktown 1781. He is married and lives in Surrey, UK. Adam Hook studied graphic design at art college and began his illustrating career in 1983. He has worked with a variety of educational publishers covering various subjects within the field of historical and natural history. For Osprey he has illustrated Campaign 52 Gettysburg 1863 and Campaign 55 Chancellorsville 1863. Adam lives and works in Sussex, UK.

Contents

The Road to Saratoga
The Seat of War
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
The Grand Plan
Burgoyne moves South
The St Leger Expedition
The First Battle
Freeman's Farm
The Second Battle
Bemis Heights
Aftermath
Chronology
Bibliography
The Battlefields today
Wargaming the Saratoga Campaign

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