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The Weapons and Gear of the Revolutionary War
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The American Revolution brought the English, French, American Indian tribes, and colonists together in battle after deadly battle. From muskets and rations to uniforms and field medicine, learn more about the weapons and gear of the Revolutionary War.
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Graeme Davis
Graeme Davis is a specialist in the mediaeval world, its language, literature and culture. Recent books include studies of the language and literature of Anglo-Saxon, Old High German and Old Icelandic cultures. He is a lecturer in the History of the English Language with the Open University, previously a British Academy funded researcher at the University of Iceland, and an enthusiast for the North Atlantic region, where he has travelled extensively.
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The Weapons and Gear of the Revolutionary War - Graeme Davis
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Chapter 1: Great Britain vs. the Colonies
Chapter 2: Muskets and Rifles
Chapter 3: Artillery
Chapter 4: Close-Combat Weapons
Chapter 5: Ships
Chapter 6: Uniforms
Chapter 7: Foods and Rations
Chapter 8: Shelter
Chapter 9: Disease and Doctors
Glossary
Read More
Index
Copyright
Back Cover
CHAPTER 1
Great Britain vs. the Colonies
The year was 1775. Trouble between Great Britain and the American Colonies had been building for years. The British Parliament taxed the colonists to help pay for Great Britain’s costly war against France. The colonists had no representation in Parliament and could not object to the taxes. When the colonists complained, Parliament passed harsh laws to punish them. They even sent British troops to keep order.
Finally, on April 19, the trouble erupted into gunfire. Colonists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony clashed with British troops in the towns of Lexington and Concord. The Revolutionary War (1775–1783) had begun. The war dragged on for eight years, killing thousands of American and British soldiers.
From the start, the colonists fought an uphill battle.
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