The artillery never gained more honour : the British Artillery in the 1776 Valcour Island and 1777 Saratoga campaigns

The artillery never gained more honour : the British Artillery in the 1776 Valcour Island and 1777 Saratoga campaigns

1st ed.

Fleischmanns, N.Y. : Purple Mountain Press, 2007.

198 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 28 cm.

973.341 C962 2007

(OCoLC)182656781

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and index.
Contents: Siege of Québec, winter 1775-1776 -- British Artillery in 1776 -- The British advance up the St. Lawrence and Richelieu Valleys, and British preparations for the movement on Lake Champlain -- Valcour Island, October 1776 -- Winter quarters -- Advance upon Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence -- The American retreat to Skenesborough and the naval action of July 6th, 1777 -- Transportation of the Artillery forward -- The Battle of Bennington -- Freeman's farm -- Barber's wheatfield -- The American assaults on the Balcarres and Breymann entrenched camps -- The British occupation and American attack on Fort Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence -- Retreat and surrender -- Withdrawal from Fort Ticonderoga and Mt. Independence -- Burgoyne's train of artillery.
L2008M236

Library Catalog > Monographs > Modern books
All Cataloged Material
All records