Description
Book Synopsis The American Revolution is seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from the conflict in better shape than the newly independent United States. After the revolution became a global conflict with the entry of France, Spain and later the Netherlands on the American side, Britain''s desire to maintain prestige in Europe through dominance of her many colonies--particularly the West Indies and India--was the driving force behind British strategy. Military victories late in the war, along with retention of the rest of the empire, allowed Britain to remain a significant power. This history explores the view that Great Britain did not really lose the Revolutionary War.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter I. The Wars for Empire, 1689–1748
- Chapter II. The Seven Years' War and the Economic Aftermath, 1754–1770
- Chapter III. The American Colonial Situation at the War's Onset, 1770–1775
- Chapter IV. Canada, India, and the West Indies at the War's Onset, 1770–1775
- Chapter V. War in the Colonies, 1775–1778
- Chapter VI. Global War, 1778–1780
- Chapter VII. British Successes, British Failures, 1781–1782
- Chapter VIII. The War's Conclusion, Late 1781–1783
- Chapter IX. Aftermath of the American Revolution
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
