The Resource Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders, Christian McBurney
Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders, Christian McBurney
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- Summary
- "The tactic of kidnapping enemy leaders, used in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dates to the American Revolution. George Washington called such efforts "honorable" and supported attempts to kidnap the British commander-in-chief, Benedict Arnold and a future king of Great Britain. Washington was targeted at his Morristown headquarters by British dragoons who crossed the frozen Hudson River. New Jersey Governor William Livingston went to considerable lengths to avoid being abducted by the Loyalist raider James Moody. This book covers attempted and successful abductions of military and civilian leaders from 1775 to 1783"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 221 pages
- Contents
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- I. The fighting begins (April 1775 to June 1776)
- II. The fall of New York City and New Jersey (July 1776 to March 1778)
- III. The fall of Philadelphia (September 1777 to April 1778)
- IV. The war in the North (1778 to 1781)
- V. The war in the South (January 1780 to August 1781)
- VI. British secret service operations in upstate New York and Vermont (July 1781 to June 1782)
- VII. Yorktown and beyond (September 1781 to September 1783)
- Appendix A: Letter from Colonel James Abeel summarizing information regarding the raid intended to capture Washington in February 1780
- Appendix B: Colonel Matthias Ogden's plans for capturing Prince William Henry in New York City in March 1782
- Isbn
- 9781476663647
- Label
- Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders
- Title
- Abductions in the American Revolution
- Title remainder
- attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders
- Statement of responsibility
- Christian McBurney
- Subject
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- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
- History
- Military campaigns
- Political kidnapping
- Political kidnapping -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Prisoners of war
- Secret service
- 1700-1799
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- United States
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The tactic of kidnapping enemy leaders, used in the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dates to the American Revolution. George Washington called such efforts "honorable" and supported attempts to kidnap the British commander-in-chief, Benedict Arnold and a future king of Great Britain. Washington was targeted at his Morristown headquarters by British dragoons who crossed the frozen Hudson River. New Jersey Governor William Livingston went to considerable lengths to avoid being abducted by the Loyalist raider James Moody. This book covers attempted and successful abductions of military and civilian leaders from 1775 to 1783"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- McBurney, Christian M
- Dewey number
- 973.3/85
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E281
- LC item number
- .M43 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Washington, George
- Arnold, Benedict
- Arnold, Benedict
- Washington, George
- United States
- Political kidnapping
- United States
- United States
- Military campaigns
- Political kidnapping
- Prisoners of war
- Secret service
- United States
- Label
- Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders, Christian McBurney
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. The fighting begins (April 1775 to June 1776) -- II. The fall of New York City and New Jersey (July 1776 to March 1778) -- III. The fall of Philadelphia (September 1777 to April 1778) -- IV. The war in the North (1778 to 1781) -- V. The war in the South (January 1780 to August 1781) -- VI. British secret service operations in upstate New York and Vermont (July 1781 to June 1782) -- VII. Yorktown and beyond (September 1781 to September 1783) -- Appendix A: Letter from Colonel James Abeel summarizing information regarding the raid intended to capture Washington in February 1780 -- Appendix B: Colonel Matthias Ogden's plans for capturing Prince William Henry in New York City in March 1782
- Control code
- ocn934885273
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476663647
- Lccn
- 2016011864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99967808080
- Label
- Abductions in the American Revolution : attempts to kidnap George Washington, Benedict Arnold and other military and civilian leaders, Christian McBurney
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. The fighting begins (April 1775 to June 1776) -- II. The fall of New York City and New Jersey (July 1776 to March 1778) -- III. The fall of Philadelphia (September 1777 to April 1778) -- IV. The war in the North (1778 to 1781) -- V. The war in the South (January 1780 to August 1781) -- VI. British secret service operations in upstate New York and Vermont (July 1781 to June 1782) -- VII. Yorktown and beyond (September 1781 to September 1783) -- Appendix A: Letter from Colonel James Abeel summarizing information regarding the raid intended to capture Washington in February 1780 -- Appendix B: Colonel Matthias Ogden's plans for capturing Prince William Henry in New York City in March 1782
- Control code
- ocn934885273
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 221 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476663647
- Lccn
- 2016011864
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99967808080
Subject
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
- History
- Military campaigns
- Political kidnapping
- Political kidnapping -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Prisoners of war
- Secret service
- 1700-1799
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Secret service
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- United States
- Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
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