Washington's immortals: the untold story of an elite regiment who changed the course of the revolution
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Today, only a modest, rusted and scarred metal sign near a dilapidated auto garage marks the mass grave where the bodies of the “Maryland Heroes” lie—256 men “who fell in the Battle of Brooklyn.” In Washington’s Immortals, best-selling military historian Patrick K. O’Donnell brings to life the forgotten story of this remarkable band of brothers. Known as “gentlemen of honour, family, and fortune,” they fought not just in Brooklyn, but in key battles including Trenton, Princeton, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, and Yorktown, where their heroism changed the course of the war.
Drawing on extensive original sources, from letters to diaries to pension applications, O’Donnell pieces together the stories of these brave men—their friendships, loves, defeats, and triumphs. He explores their arms and tactics, their struggles with hostile loyalists and shortages of clothing and food, their development into an elite unit, and their dogged opponents, including British General Lord Cornwallis. And through the prism of this one group, O’Donnell tells the larger story of the Revolutionary War. Washington’s Immortals is gripping and inspiring boots-on-the-ground history, sure to appeal to a wide readership.
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O'Donnell, P. K. (2016). Washington's immortals: the untold story of an elite regiment who changed the course of the revolution. First edition. New York, NY, Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969-. 2016. Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution. New York, NY, Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)O'Donnell, Patrick K., 1969-, Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution. New York, NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)O'Donnell, Patrick K. Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution. First edition. New York, NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2016.
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505 | 0 | |a 1774-75. "Gentlemen of honour. family, and fortune ; Smallwood's battalion and the birth of an army ; Girding for war ; America's first civil war -- 1996. The Otter ; The Armada ; Maryland goes to war ; The storm begins ; The Battle of Brooklyn ; Escape from Long Island ; Manhattan ; When twenty-five men held off an army ; Fort Washington ; The crisis ; Victory or death : the gamble at Trenton -- 1777. Princeton ; Brandywine ; Wayne's Affair ; Mud Island ; Valley Forge and Washington -- 1778. "A damned poltroon" ; Light infantry -- 1779. Despots ; The Gibraltar of America : the midnight storming of Stony Point ; Interlude -- 1780. The march south ; A "jalap" and a night march ; Camden ; "Lay their country waste with fire and sword" ; Washington's best general -- 1781. The ragtag army ; Hunting the hunter ; Cowpens ; "To follow Greene's army to the end of the world" ; "Saw 'em hollerin' and a snortin' and a drownin'" ; The race to the Dan ; Guilford Courthouse : "A complicated scene of horror and distress" ; Hobkirk's Hill ; Ninety six ; Eutaw Springs ; "Conquer or die" : Yorktown -- 1782-83. The last battle ; "Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam". | |
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