Atlantic Politics, Military Strategy and the French and Indian War

Nonfiction, History, France, European General
Cover of the book Atlantic Politics, Military Strategy and the French and Indian War by Richard Hall, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Richard Hall ISBN: 9783319306650
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: June 28, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Richard Hall
ISBN: 9783319306650
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: June 28, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

1755 marked the point at which events in America ceased to be considered subsidiary affairs in the great international rivalry that existed between the colonial powers of Great Britain and France. This book examines the Braddock Campaign of 1755, a segment of the wider ‘Braddock Plan’ that aimed to drive the French from all of the contested regions they occupied in North America. Rather than being an archetypal military history-styled analysis of General Edward Braddock’s foray into the Ohio Valley, this work will argue that British defeat at the infamous Battle of the Monongahela should be viewed as one that ultimately embodied military, political and diplomatic divergences and weaknesses within the British Atlantic World of the eighteenth century. These factors, in turn, hinted at growing schisms in the empire that would lead to the breakup of British North America in the 1770s and the birth of the future United States. Such an interpretation moves away from the conclusion so often advanced that Braddock’s Defeat was a distinctly, and principally ‘British’, martial catastrophe; hence allowing the outcome of this pivotal event in American history to be understood in a different vein than has hitherto been apparent.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

1755 marked the point at which events in America ceased to be considered subsidiary affairs in the great international rivalry that existed between the colonial powers of Great Britain and France. This book examines the Braddock Campaign of 1755, a segment of the wider ‘Braddock Plan’ that aimed to drive the French from all of the contested regions they occupied in North America. Rather than being an archetypal military history-styled analysis of General Edward Braddock’s foray into the Ohio Valley, this work will argue that British defeat at the infamous Battle of the Monongahela should be viewed as one that ultimately embodied military, political and diplomatic divergences and weaknesses within the British Atlantic World of the eighteenth century. These factors, in turn, hinted at growing schisms in the empire that would lead to the breakup of British North America in the 1770s and the birth of the future United States. Such an interpretation moves away from the conclusion so often advanced that Braddock’s Defeat was a distinctly, and principally ‘British’, martial catastrophe; hence allowing the outcome of this pivotal event in American history to be understood in a different vein than has hitherto been apparent.

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theory, Methodology, and Management by Richard Hall
Cover of the book The EU Accession to the ECHR by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Intraplate Magmatism and Metallogeny of North Vietnam by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Sustainable Development and CSR in China by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Targeting Trafficking in Drug Development by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Progress in Sustainable Energy Technologies: Generating Renewable Energy by Richard Hall
Cover of the book The Physics of Thin Film Optical Spectra by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Shadowing and Hyperbolicity by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Human Paleoneurology by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Popular High Culture in Italian Media, 1950–1970 by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Convexity and Discrete Geometry Including Graph Theory by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services 2016 by Richard Hall
Cover of the book Mixed-Method Evaluation of Watershed Management by Richard Hall
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy