British drums on the southern frontier : the military colonization of Georgia, 1733-1749 /
This lively account of the southern frontier is the first to give a detailed critical analysis of the 1733-49 period during which Georgia served as a British military buffer colony between Spanish-dominated Florida and British-held South Carolina. Primarily a military history, British Drums on the S...
| Основен автор: | Ivers, Larry E. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
c1974.
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Съдържание:
- Preface
- 1. Southeastern North America, 1565-1732
- 2. "Cover and protect that settlement," 1733-1735
- 3. Mackay among the Creek, 1734-1736
- 4. Occupation of the Spaniards' doorstep, January-June 1736
- 5. The coveted Indian trade, June-November 1736
- 6. Preparations for war, 1737-1739
- 7. Beginning of the War of Jenkins's Ear, 1739-1740
- 8. The British invasion of Florida, May-June 1740
- 9. The Battle of Fort Mosa, June 1740
- 10. Defeat and withdrawal, June-July 1740
- 11. On the defensive, 1740-1742
- 12. The Spanish invasion of Georgia, May-July 1742
- 13. Oglethorpe's revenge, July-September 1742
- 14. 14. Raid and counterraid, 1742-1743
- 15. In the King's pay, 1743-1747
- 16. The end of an era, 1747-1749.