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- The Saratoga Campaign: Uncovering an Embattled Landscape
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: University Press of New England
summary
The battles of Saratoga proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War when British forces under the command of General John Burgoyne surrendered to American forces led by General Horatio Gates. The Saratoga Campaign provides a new and greatly expanded understanding of the battles of Saratoga by drawing on the work of scholars in a broad range of academic disciplines. Presenting years of research by material culture scholars, archaeologists, historians, museum curators, military experts, and geophysicists, this definitive volume explores these important Revolutionary War battles and their aftermath, adding a physical and tangible dimension to the story of the Saratoga campaign. Presenting the latest hands-on research, The Saratoga Campaign is an original and multifaceted contribution to our understanding of this critical event in America’s birth.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xxviii
- 3 | The British Fortifications
- pp. 81-104
- 5 | The American Fortifications
- pp. 127-144
- 6 | The Retreat to Victory Woods
- pp. 145-162
- 8 | The Schuyler House
- pp. 179-194
- 9 | The Saratoga Battles in Fifty Artifacts
- pp. 195-228
- About the Contributors
- pp. 259-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9781611689655
Related ISBN(s)
9781611688962
MARC Record
OCLC
922799559
Pages
268
Launched on MUSE
2016-05-21
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2016