The Day is Ours!: An Inside View of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, November 1776-January 1777Rutgers University Press, 1998 - 426 páginas The Day is Ours is a dramatic account of two battles that turned the tide of the American Revolution. In this distinguished, highly readable, and richly detailed narrative history, William M. Dwyer reveals as vivid a picture as we are likely to see of a critical period in the American Revolution. He lets the participants--from American, British, and Hessian soldiers to myriad fearful and ambivalent citizens--tell the story in their own words. "Telling the story from the perspective, and often the words, of men in the ranks, Dwyer has written a dramatic account of this turning point in the American Revolution." --James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom " Dwyer] has cast his net wide, taking advantage of newly found or long-obscure accounts published during the celebration of the Revolution's bicentennial. We learn exactly how it was in that momentous time, from letters, diaries and recollections of officers and men on both sides and civilians caught in the middle." --New York Times Book Review "Dwyer has put together a wonderful, lively account that reflects a reporter's respect for quotes from eyewitnesses . . . He presents the facts and lets history speak for itself. The result is enthralling." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "The courage of the common soldier who stayed and fought when the sunshine patriots had all gone home is a story that deserves to be told--and Mr. Dwyer has told it well." --The Wall Street Journal |
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... guard of Hessian grenadiers with brass caps were placed in our front and over our troops , who were ordered to follow . . . " I stood looking on as our troops moved forward . When there was a considerable number of private [ British ] ...
... guard was obliged to exert itself to keep them off . Some of them assailed us with vollies of Billingsgate . " At one point a British colonel riding horseback alongside the line of prisoners lost his patience with one of the tormentors ...
... guard of thirty Hessians toward the place . " In spite of this , " he later wrote in his journal , " every obstacle was swept aside , the earthworks broken through , the precipitous rocks scaled , and the [ American ] riflemen were ...
... guards during troop movements , to protect foraging parties , and to carry out other hazardous duties . The First Jager Company , commanded by Captain Carl August von Wreden , had arrived at New York harbor in mid - August 1776 with the ...
... guards , with the British and Hessian grenadiers and the cannon succeeded us ; which were obliged to be drawn up almost a precipice , above a half mile in length , by men as it was impassable for horses . ( The 10th and 17th companys ...
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XXXVI | 215 |
XXXVII | 227 |
XXXVIII | 229 |
XXXIX | 247 |
XL | 266 |
XLI | 272 |
XLII | 278 |
XLIII | 281 |
XI | 48 |
XII | 57 |
XV | 59 |
XVII | 64 |
XVIII | 75 |
XIX | 77 |
XX | 84 |
XXI | 93 |
XXII | 103 |
XXIII | 110 |
XXIV | 117 |
XXV | 123 |
XXVI | 131 |
XXVIII | 147 |
XXIX | 151 |
XXX | 158 |
XXXI | 167 |
XXXII | 172 |
XXXIII | 183 |
XXXIV | 190 |
XXXV | 196 |
XLIV | 297 |
XLV | 301 |
XLVI | 305 |
XLVII | 310 |
XLVIII | 315 |
XLIX | 317 |
L | 322 |
LII | 330 |
LIII | 337 |
LIV | 341 |
LV | 351 |
LVI | 353 |
LVII | 361 |
LVIII | 367 |
LIX | 372 |
LX | 387 |
LXI | 407 |
LXII | 409 |
LXIII | 419 |
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The Day is Ours!: November 1776-January 1777 : an Inside View of the Battles ... William M. Dwyer Vista de fragmentos - 1983 |
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