George Washington's Westchester Gamble: The Encampment on the Hudson and the Trapping of Cornwallis (NY) by Richard Borkow - 2011-05-13

The History Press, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. VERY GOOD. Clean in text. Binding is tight and square. Only imperfection is small bump on a bottom corner. Appears unread. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: * Introduction : Changing scenes of war -- 1.) The American Revolution and its early French connections -- 2.) Turning point on the Hudson: victory at Saratoga leads to the French alliance -- 3.) Rochambeau's arrival and Arnold's treason -- 4.) Episodes from the war in Westchester -- 5.) Now or never our deliverance must come -- 6.) To New York or to Virginia? -- 7.) The encampment by the Hudson -- 8.) George Washington's Westchester gamble -- * Epilogue. . . . . . . . FROM THE BACK COVER: During the summer of 1781, the armies of Generals Washington and Rochambeau were encamped in lower Westchester County at Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Hartsdale, Edgemont and White Plains. It was a time of military deadlock and grim prospects for the allied Americans and French. Washington recognized that a decisive victory was… Read More

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