From the rocky slopes of Kings Mountain to the plains of Hannah’s Cowpens; the Carolina backcountry hosted two of the Revolutionary War’s most critical battles. On October 7; 1780; the Battle of Kings Mountain utilized guerilla techniques―American Over Mountain Men wearing buckskin and hunting shirts and armed with hunting rifles attacked Loyalist troops from behind trees; resulting in an overwhelming Patriot victory. In January of the next year; the Battle of Cowpens saw a different strategy but a similar outcome: with brilliant military precision; Continental Regulars; dragoons; and Patriot militia executed the war’s only successful double envelopment maneuver to defeat the British. Using firsthand accounts and careful analysis of the best classic and modern scholarship on the subject; historian Robert Brown demonstrates how the combination of both battles facilitated the downfall of General Charles Cornwallis and led to the Patriot victory in America.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Little known bits of historyBy Heather E. HejdukWe all know about the Boston Tea Party; but it’s not so well known that other colonies participated in tea parties as well. This book includes details on the ones in Boston; Philadelphia; Charleston (they had two); New York; Chestertown (Maryland – that one might not have even happened; but they still celebrate it every Memorial Day); York (Maine); Annapolis; Edenton and Wilmington; and Greenwich (New Jersey). Some were dramatic; some calm; some involved fire; some water; but all were to protest the taxes being imposed by Britain on the increasingly independent American colonies. At the end of the book are brief descriptions of a few other tea parties as well. Ten Tea Parties reads somewhat like a textbook and is a bit dry. For those interested in little known bits of American history; it’s a good read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sheds light on uncovered tea protests beyond Boston.By Michael TroyI enjoyed this book. It is relatively short and a quick read. It has a good narrative but sticks to the facts without getting lost in story-telling.If you are looking for more on the Boston Tea Party itself; this is probably not the book you want. It covers the Boston Tea Party; but other books do a more thorough job. Where this book shines; is in its coverage of the anti-tea mania that swept the colonies during that same period. It focuses on little covered incidents where colonists destroyed or prevented the sale of British tea in 1773-74.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Must Read BookBy Roy NicholsonThis is an excellent book and a must read for anyone interested in the history of our country's founding. I have been very involved in the new Tea Party movement since its beginning in 2009;; but had not known that at least ten tea parties had occurred prior to the Revolution. Very well written; not wordy; and paints a wonderful picture of the arguments among and diversity of actions taken by lovers of freedom in the colonies. Very helpful in understanding both the unity and differences in the Tea Party Movement of today.
