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Encyclopedia of Battles in North America: 1517-1916 (Facts on File Library of American History)
L. Edward Purcell , and Sarah J. Purcell
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Book Description
In an authoritative yet lively manner, Encyclopedia of Battles in North America provides concise descriptions of 400 individual battles that explain the context of the engagement, the opposing forces and commanders, the narrative of the fighting, and the outcome and cost in casualties. Meticulously researched and unmatched in its scope, the encyclopedia includes lists of battles alphabetically, chronologically, and by war; lists of historic battlefield sites alphabetically and by region; and a bibliography.
Among the battles profiled are:
Champoton: Mexico, Spanish Conquest (1517)
Jamestown: Virginia, Bacon's Rebellion (1676)
Fort Beauséjour: Canada, French and Indian War (1755)
Fort Lee (Fort Constitution): New Jersey, American Revolution (1776)
U.S.S. Constitution vs. H.M.S. Guerrière: Off Nova Scotia, Canada (War of 1812)
Gettysburg: Pennsylvania, American Civil War (1863)
Killdeer Mountain: North Dakota, Sioux Wars (1864)
Adobe Walls: Texas, Buffalo War (1874)
Celaya: Mexico, Mexican Revolution (1915).
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