Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775-83
Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775-83 The American Revolution reshaped the political map of the world, and led to the birth of the United States…
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Improbable Victory: The Campaigns, Battles and Soldiers of the American Revolution, 1775-83
The American Revolution reshaped the political map of the world, and led to the birth of the United States of America. American rebel forces were at first largely a poorly trained, inexperienced and disorganized militia, pitted against one of the most formidable imperial armies in the world. Yet these outcomes could have scarcely been predicted when the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord.
The fortunes of war ebbed and flowed, from the humid southern states of America to the frozen landscapes of wintry Canada, but eventually led to the catastrophic British defeat at Yorktown in 1781 and the establishment of an independent United States of America.The Improbable Victory is a revealing and comprehensive guide to Yet following a succession of defeats against the British, the rebels slowly rebounded in strength under the legendary leadership of George Washington.