Lafayette joins the American army / by Louis Gottschalk.

Author/creator Gottschalk, Louis Reichenthal
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : The University of Chicago Press, [1937]
Descriptionxv, 364 pages : double maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The land of promise -- Three would-be Generals -- Major-General without command -- A debt of blood -- Conway and Lafayette cabal -- Washington or Conway? -- Encounter with the board of war -- Canadians, Tories, and Indians -- Humbling Conway -- Reconciliation or alliance? -- Defensive tactics -- On the offensive -- Lee's "disobedience" -- American soldiers and French sailors -- Straining the alliance -- Cajoling the Admiral -- Wheedling Congress -- A prudent Commander-in-chief -- Homeward bound.
Abstract This book narrates the history of the Marquis de Lafayette during the twenty months that elapsed between the day that Lafayette arrived in American and the day he returned to France.
Bibliography note"Bibliographical notes" at end of each chapter.
LCCN 37038848

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Joyner General Stacks E207.L2 G7 ✔ Available Place Hold