The American Revolutionary War: A Short History
By Doug West
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The American Revolutionary War was an event that changed the path of nations. The birth of the United States of America signaled a deadly struggle that cost the lives of thousands of American and British soldiers. The conflict between the mother country, Britain, and the colonist didn’t start overnight; it was series of events over a decade that finally led to the first shots being fired at the battle of Lexington and Concord. This bitter war would drag on for years with battlegrounds scattered up and down the eastern seaboard of the now United States – few were spared the effects of the war. Men such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin would prove to be key individuals that helped turn what seemed like a certain defeat for the colonists into a victory over the most powerfully military force in the world. The long running conflict between the British and the French worked to the American’s favor, as the French were key allies in the war and helped to turn the tide in the favor of the beleaguered Continental Army. It would take more than eight long years from the first shot being fired to the final peace treaty being signed before this bloody chapter of America would close.
Buy the book “The American Revolutionary War – A Short History” and learn about the traumatic events that formed the most powerful and important nation in the history of the world.
Doug West
Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.
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The American Revolutionary War - Doug West
The American Revolutionary War – A Short History
By Doug West, Ph.D.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 – A Shooting War Begins
Chapter 2 – General Washington Forms an Army
Chapter 3 – The War in Boston
Chapter 4 – Canadian Offensive
Chapter 5 – Battle of Long Island
Chapter 6 – Victories for the Continental Army
Chapter 7 - France Enters the War
Chapter 8 - War in the South, 1778 to 1783
Chapter 9 – Final Stage of the War
Chapter 10 – Aftermath of the Revolution
Credits and Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
Welcome to the book The American Revolutionary War – A Short History. This book is part of the 30 Minute Book Series and, as the name of the series implies, if you are an average reader this book will take around 30 minutes to read or a little longer to listen to in audio format. Since this book is not meant to be an all-encompassing history of the American Revolutionary War, you may want to know more about this turbulent time in American history. To help you with this there are several good references at the end of this book. Thank you for purchasing this book and I hope you enjoy your time reading about the painful birth of a nation.
Doug West
August 2015
Introduction
The English colonists of the new world, called America, didn’t wake up one day and decide to go to war their mother county — it was more of a gradual movement that culminated in a bloody war that would last for over six years. America was a divided place in the 18th century; about a third of the people were staunch supporters of the British and were loyal to King and country, about the same number were fed up with the intervention of the British in