How The French Saved America: Soldiers, Sailors, Diplomats, Louis Xvi, And The Success Of A Revolution
by Tom Shachtman /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Americans today have a love/hate relationship with France, but
in
Americans today have a love/hate relationship with France, but
inHow the French Saved America
How the French Saved America Tom Shachtman shows that
without France, there might not be a United States of
America.
Tom Shachtman shows that
without France, there might not be a United States of
America.
To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference
between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even before the
To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference
between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even before theDeclaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence was issued, King Louis XVI and
French foreign minister Vergennes were aiding the rebels. After
the
was issued, King Louis XVI and
French foreign minister Vergennes were aiding the rebels. After
theDeclaration
Declaration, that assistance broadened to include
wages for our troops; guns, cannon, and ammunition; engineering
expertise that enabled victories and prevented defeats;
diplomatic recognition; safe havens for privateers; battlefield
leadership by veteran officers; and the army and fleet that made
possible the Franco-American victory at Yorktown.
, that assistance broadened to include
wages for our troops; guns, cannon, and ammunition; engineering
expertise that enabled victories and prevented defeats;
diplomatic recognition; safe havens for privateers; battlefield
leadership by veteran officers; and the army and fleet that made
possible the Franco-American victory at Yorktown.
Nearly ten percent of those who fought and died for the American
cause were French. Those who fought and survived, in addition to
the well-known Lafayette and Rochambeau, include François de
Fleury, who won a Congressional Medal for valor, Louis Duportail,
who founded the Army Corps of Engineers, and Admiral de Grasse,
whose sea victory sealed the fate of Yorktown.
Nearly ten percent of those who fought and died for the American
cause were French. Those who fought and survived, in addition to
the well-known Lafayette and Rochambeau, include François de
Fleury, who won a Congressional Medal for valor, Louis Duportail,
who founded the Army Corps of Engineers, and Admiral de Grasse,
whose sea victory sealed the fate of Yorktown.
This illuminating narrative history vividly captures the outsize
characters of our European brothers, their battlefield and
diplomatic bonds and clashes with Americans, and the monumental
role they played in America’s fight for independence and
democracy.
This illuminating narrative history vividly captures the outsize
characters of our European brothers, their battlefield and
diplomatic bonds and clashes with Americans, and the monumental
role they played in America’s fight for independence and
democracy.
