With Musket and Tomahawk: Volume I - The Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777

ISBN: 1612002242

Author: Logusz, Michael O.

Condition: New

"A brilliantly written, meticulously research, vivid and well balanced account highlighting the four month struggle in the pivotal year of 1777 during the American Revolutionary War." - The Citizen (Auburnpub.com)"...a fascinating book...Logusz brings this part of the Revolutionary War to life with excellent detail... It is a story with real people as they struggle to live and win the independence of a new nation. From a historical standpoint and as one who loves history, I highly recommend this book." - IPMS"Logusz has a flair for vivid detail, whether describing the terror Colonists felt during Indian raids on their settlements or the chaos of the battles in the unfamiliar wilderness." - Library JournalTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Wilderness War of 17771 The Strategic Dilemma in the Northern Theater2 Lord Germains Proposal3 Burgoynes Plan to Advance on Albany4 The British Army in Canada5 The Northern Campaign Commences6 British Moves and Patriot Uncertainty7 Burgoyne Advances and Fort Ticonderoga Falls8 Cries of Retreat and Forest Combats9 The Battle of Hubbardton10 Fighting Off Marauders and Raiders11 Samuel Kirkland: Chaplain and Intelligence Agent12 Burgoynes Plan to Reach Fort Edward13 Bolstering Forces on Both Sides14 Burgoyne Hacks His Way South15 The Tragic Case of Jane McCrea16 The Battle of Bennington17 Schuyler Is Relieved of Command18 The Patriots Raid Fort Ticonderoga19 The First Battle of Saratoga: Freemans Farm20 Troops Dig In and Patriot Generals Collide21 Burgoynes Strategy Unravels22 The Second Battle of Saratoga: Bemis Heights23 The British Begin to Collapse24 Burgoyne SurrendersAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex