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The American Revolution has been characterized politically as a united political uprising of the American colonies and militarily as a guerrilla campaign of colonists against the inflexible British military establishment.

Daniel Marston argues that this belief, though widespread, is a misconception. He contends that the American Revolution, in reality, created deep political divisions in the population of the Thirteen Colonies, while militarily pitting veterans of the Seven Years' War against one another, in a conflict that combined guerrilla tactics and classic eighteenth century campaign techniques on both sides.

This concise e-guide traces the events of the revolution until the peace treaty of 1783 that brought an end to the war marked the formal beginning of the United States of America as an independent political entity.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

Product details

Published 06 Jun 2014
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 96
ISBN 9781472810113
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Guide to...
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Daniel Marston

Daniel Marston is the Director of the Secretary of…

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