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I am heartily ashamed
Volume II: The Revolutionary War's Final Campaign as Waged from Canada in 1782|
7,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 21.06.2010 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781770705807 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 464 |
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<p>The second installment in Gavin K. Watt's Revolutionary War trilogy, <i>I am heartily ashamed</i> picks up where <i>A dirty, trifling piece of business</i> leaves off. It's a new year with new challenges.</p>
<p>An incredibly fierce Canadian winter was endured before raiding was resumed against the enemy's frontiers. The rebels' Mohawk region defence soon fell into disarray when two colonels jousted for control.</p>
<p>Continued negotiations encouraged Vermont to not support the rebellion and the republic became a haven for loyalists escaping persecution. Vermont's adherents even felt free to militarily challenge New York.</p>
<p>After the poor results of Ross's October raid, Haldimand chose to alter his strategy. For years, his native allies had sent small war parties against the frontiers and, that summer, he gave command of large projects to First Nations leaders whose methods greatly challenged the rebels.</p>
<p>A new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July, soon followed by peace talks. Despite the ceasefire, Washington ordered an attack on the new British post at Oswego, which failed miserably.</p>
<p>When Haldimand discovered that the treaty's articles threatened the security of Canada and made no provisions for the natives or loyalists, he confessed, "My soul is completely bowed down with grief… I am heartily ashamed."</p>
<p>An incredibly fierce Canadian winter was endured before raiding was resumed against the enemy's frontiers. The rebels' Mohawk region defence soon fell into disarray when two colonels jousted for control.</p>
<p>Continued negotiations encouraged Vermont to not support the rebellion and the republic became a haven for loyalists escaping persecution. Vermont's adherents even felt free to militarily challenge New York.</p>
<p>After the poor results of Ross's October raid, Haldimand chose to alter his strategy. For years, his native allies had sent small war parties against the frontiers and, that summer, he gave command of large projects to First Nations leaders whose methods greatly challenged the rebels.</p>
<p>A new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July, soon followed by peace talks. Despite the ceasefire, Washington ordered an attack on the new British post at Oswego, which failed miserably.</p>
<p>When Haldimand discovered that the treaty's articles threatened the security of Canada and made no provisions for the natives or loyalists, he confessed, "My soul is completely bowed down with grief… I am heartily ashamed."</p>
<p>In this second installment in Gavin Watts Revolutionary War series, raiding was resumed and a new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July. Frederick Haldimand discovered, though, that the treatys articles threatened Canadian security and made no provisions for the Natives or the loyalists</p>
<p>Gavin K. Watt is a founding member of the Museum of Applied Military History. He is the author of books on the American Revolution as waged from Canada: <i>Burning of the Valleys</i> and <i>The Flockey,</i> and he co-authored <i>The King's Royal Regiment of New York</i> and <i>The British Campaign of 1777</i>. Gavin currently lives in King City, Ontario.</p>
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