The Battle of Gloucester, 1777

Download or read book The Battle of Gloucester, 1777 written by Garry W. Stone and published by Small Battles. This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Gloucester, New Jersey, was fought on November 25, 1777. It was the first battle commanded by the Marquis de Lafayette. His success in the action led Congress to award him a commission as major general in the Continental Army. Small Battles: Military History as Local History Mark Edward Lender and James Kirby Martin, Series Editors Small Battles offers a fresh and important new perspective on the story of America's early conflicts. It was the small battles, not the clash of major armies, that truly defined the fighting during the colonial wars, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the hostilities on the frontiers. This is dramatic military history as seen through the prism of local history--history with a depth of detail, a feeling for place, people, and the impact of battle and its consequences that the story of major battles often cannot convey. The Small Battles series focuses on America's military conflicts at their most intimate and revealing level.