
Bayonets in the Wilderness
Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest
Alan D. Gaff(Author)
University of Oklahoma Press
Published on 28. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-8061-3930-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Bayonets in the Wilderness, Alan D. Gaff explores a long-neglected period in American history to tell the complete story of how the U.S. Army conquered the first American frontier, the Northwest Territory. Wayne's successful campaign led to the creation of a standing army for the country and set the standard for future conflicts and treaties with American Indians. Countering the popular impression of Wayne as ""mad,"" Gaff depicts him as a thoughtful, resolute, and diplomatic officer whose masterfully organized campaign brought an end in 1794 to forty years of border fighting.
Gaff's account brings to light alliances between Indian forces and the British military, demonstrating that British troops still conducted operations on American soil long after the supposed end of the American Revolution.
Gaff's account brings to light alliances between Indian forces and the British military, demonstrating that British troops still conducted operations on American soil long after the supposed end of the American Revolution.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Illustrations
10 black & white illustrations, 3 maps
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
822 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-3930-2 (9780806139302)
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Alan D. Gaff is an independent scholar and the author of several books, including Bayonets in the Wilderness: Anthony Wayne's Legion in the Old Northwest, Blood in the Argonne: The ""Lost Battalion"" in World War I, and On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade.