Battle of Paoli

The Revolutionary War "Massacre" Near Philadelphia, September 1777

Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary
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Author: Thomas J. McGuire ISBN: 9781461750680
Publisher: Stackpole Books Publication: January 15, 2015
Imprint: Stackpole Books Language: English
Author: Thomas J. McGuire
ISBN: 9781461750680
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication: January 15, 2015
Imprint: Stackpole Books
Language: English

This first full-length treatment of the Revolutionary War battle of Paoli recounts the British surprise attack on a Continental Army division near Philadelphia in September 1777. A crushing defeat for the Americans, the battle became known as the "Paoli Massacre". Philadelphia fell to the British a week later.

Reconstructs the battle from the maneuvering that preceded it to the bloody aftermath

Explains how this relatively small clash affected the larger Philadelphia Campaign and shaped American strategy for the rest of the war

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This first full-length treatment of the Revolutionary War battle of Paoli recounts the British surprise attack on a Continental Army division near Philadelphia in September 1777. A crushing defeat for the Americans, the battle became known as the "Paoli Massacre". Philadelphia fell to the British a week later.

Reconstructs the battle from the maneuvering that preceded it to the bloody aftermath

Explains how this relatively small clash affected the larger Philadelphia Campaign and shaped American strategy for the rest of the war

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