The Final Invasion Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle,9780815411390

The Final Invasion Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780815411390
ISBN10: 0815411391
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-09
Publisher(s): Cooper Square Press
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Summary

This is the only comprehensive account of the American victory at Plattsburgh, New York, on the shores of Lake Champlain in 1814, the first full history of one of the most decisive battles in American history.

Author Biography

Colonel David G. Fitz-Enz was a regular U. S. Army officer for thirty years, who helped set up and maintain the White House-Moscow "hot line." He is also the author of Why A Soldier?. He retired in 1993, and lives near Plattsburgh, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xv
Sir Christopher Prevost
Introduction xvii
Colonel David Jablonski
Chapter 1
1(46)
Chapter 2
47(22)
Chapter 3
69(22)
Chapter 4
91(44)
Chapter 5
135(36)
Chapter 6
171(26)
Appendix A-American, British, and Canadian Army Units 197(8)
Appendix B-Naval Weaponry 205(2)
Appendix C-Postbattle Assessments 207(12)
Appendix D-After-Action Reports 219(14)
Appendix E-Extracts of Original Source Material and Letters 233(6)
Appendix F-Discussion of the Existence of a Shot Furnace on Board Confiance 239(4)
Appendix G-The Congreve Rockets 243(2)
Notes 245(10)
Index 255(16)
About the Author 271

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