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Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott

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Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott

作者:McBurney 
出版社:Westholme Publishing
出版日期:2024-08-23
語言:英文   規格:平裝 / 344頁 / 22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm / 普通級/ 初版
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圖書名稱:Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott

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The Daring Raid to Kidnap a British General in Order to Gain Freedom for the Highest Ranking Continental Officer Captured During the American RevolutionOn the night of December 12, 1776, while on a reconnaissance mission in New Jersey, Lieutenant Colonel William Harcourt and Cornet Banastre Tarleton of the British dragoons learned from Loyalist informers that Major General Charles Lee, the second-in-command in the Continental army behind only George Washington, was staying at a tavern at nearby Basking Ridge. Gaining valuable information as they rode, by threatening captured American soldiers with death if Lee’s whereabouts was not revealed, Harcourt and Tarleton, surrounded the tavern, and after a short but violent struggle, captured him. The dragoons returned through a hostile country by a different route, arriving safely at their British post at New Brunswick with their quarry in hand. With Lee’s capture, the British were confident the rebellion would soon be over.Stung by Lee’s kidnapping, the Americans decided to respond with their own special operation, perhaps the most outstanding one of the war. On the dark night of July 10, 1777, Lieutenant Colonel William Barton led a handpicked party in whaleboats across Narragansett Bay--carefully avoiding British navy ships--to Newport, Rhode Island. Although the town was occupied by more than 3,000 enemy soldiers, after landing Barton led his men up a hidden path and stealthily hurried to a farmhouse where General Richard Prescott had taken to spending nights. Surrounding the house, they forced open the doors and seized the sleeping Prescott, as well as his aidede- camp and a sentry, and then quickly returned to their waiting boats. Despite British artillerymen firing rockets and cannon to alert the British vessels in the bay, the bold band of Americans reached the mainland safely. Not only had Barton kidnapped a British major general who could be exchanged for Lee, he had removed from action a man who had gained a reputation for his harsh treatment of American Patriots.In Kidnapping the Enemy: The Special Operations to Capture Generals Charles Lee and Richard Prescott, Christian M. McBurney relates the full story of each of these remarkable raids, the subsequent exchange of the two generals, and the impact of these kidnappings on the Revolutionary War. He then follows the subsequent careers of the major players, including Lee, Barton, Prescott, and Tarleton. The author completes his narrative with descriptions of other attempts to kidnap high-ranking military officers and government officials during the war, including ones organized by and against George Washington. The low success rate of these operations makes the raids that captured Lee and Prescott even more impressive.

 

作者簡介

CHRISTIAN M. MCBURNEY is a partner in a Washington, DC, law firm. His is author of a number of books and articles, including The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation in the Revolutionary War, also available from Westholme Publishing.

 

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  • ISBN:9781594164385
  • 規格:平裝 / 344頁 / 22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm / 普通級 / 初版
  • 出版地:美國
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