Histoire des troubles de l'Amérique anglaise : ecrite sur les mémoires les plus authentiques ..

Histoire des troubles de l'Amérique anglaise : ecrite sur les mémoires les plus authentiques ..

A Paris Chez Buisson, Libraire ... 1787

French

4 v. : folded maps, plates ; 20 cm. (8vo)

973.3 S722, 1787, MB

(OCoLC)03196411

First published in 2 volumes in London, 1785.
Title vignette.
"Pieces relatives a la guerre de l'Amérique angloise": p. 1-36 at end of v. 4.
Errata at end of each volume.
"In its completed form the best French history of this war."--Cf. Howes.
Considerable discussion of events in Canada, including the passage of the Quebec Bill and its effects.
Covers the whole field of the Revolution from 1774 to 1783, especially of the French and Spanish participation in the war.
Sections relating to the experiences of Comte de Rochambeau and the movements of his army are said to have been written or dictated by Rochambeau himself.
Library has 2 copies: C. 1 (M 973 S6, A 2064-2067); c. 2 (77.159)

Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.) S770
Sabin 87290

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