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The Battle of White Plains : Washington and Howe in Westchester / Stephen Paul DeVillo.

By: Series: [Military]Publisher: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 125 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1467152374
  • 9781467152372
  • 9781540252692
  • 1540252698
Other title:
  • Washington and Howe in Westchester
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.3/32 23
LOC classification:
  • E241 .W5 D48 2022
Contents:
Retreat from Brooklyn -- Frustration at Frog's Neck -- The battle of Pell's Point -- Skirmish at Heathcote Hill -- Approach to White Plains -- Assault on Chatterton Hill -- General Howe's dilemma -- The defense of Miller Hill -- The armies depart -- Aftermath -- Remembrance.
Summary: "In October 1776, central Westchester witnessed a critical episode in the early campaign of George Washington's ragtag Continental army and its quest for American independence. Often overlooked as just an interval between the disastrous Battle of Brooklyn and the victory at Trenton, the Battle of White Plains showcased Washington's sly strategy of perserverance... Author Stephen Paul DeVillo presents just how close the American cause for independence came to being extinguished at the Battle of White Plains."--Back cover.

Series title taken from publisher website.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-119) and index.

Retreat from Brooklyn -- Frustration at Frog's Neck -- The battle of Pell's Point -- Skirmish at Heathcote Hill -- Approach to White Plains -- Assault on Chatterton Hill -- General Howe's dilemma -- The defense of Miller Hill -- The armies depart -- Aftermath -- Remembrance.

"In October 1776, central Westchester witnessed a critical episode in the early campaign of George Washington's ragtag Continental army and its quest for American independence. Often overlooked as just an interval between the disastrous Battle of Brooklyn and the victory at Trenton, the Battle of White Plains showcased Washington's sly strategy of perserverance... Author Stephen Paul DeVillo presents just how close the American cause for independence came to being extinguished at the Battle of White Plains."--Back cover.