
Crucible of War
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- Intro
- About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction: The Seven Years' War and the Disruption of the Old British Empire
- Maps
- Prologue: Jumonville's Glen: May 28, 1754
- Part I. The Origins of the Seven Years' War: 1450-1754
- 1. Iroquoia and Empire
- 2. The Erosion of Iroquois Influence
- 3. London Moves to Counter a Threat
- 4. Washington Steps onto the Stage .
- 5. . And Stumbles
- 6. Escalation
- Part II. Defeat: 1754-1755
- 7. The Albany Congress and Colonial Disunion
- 8. General Braddock Takes Command
- 9. Disaster on the Monongahela
- 10. After Braddock: William Shirley and the Northern Campaigns
- 11. British Politics, and a Revolution in European Diplomacy
- Part III. Nadir, 1756-1757
- 12. Lord Loudoun Takes Command
- 13. Oswego
- 14. The State of the Central Colonies
- 15. The Strains of Empire: Causes of Anglo-American Friction
- 16. Britain Drifts into a European War
- 17. The Fortunes of War in Europe
- 18. Loudoun's Offensive
- 19. Fort William Henry
- 20. Other Disasters, and a Ray of Hope
- 21. Pitt Changes Course
- Part IV. Turning Point, 1758
- 22. Deadlock, and a New Beginning
- 23. Old Strategies, New Men, and a Shift in the Balance
- 24. Montcalm Raises a Cross: The Battle of Ticonderoga
- 25. Amherst at Louisbourg
- 26. Supply Holds the Key
- 27. Bradstreet at Fort Frontenac
- 28. Indian Diplomacy and the Fall of Fort Duquesne
- 29. Educations in Arms
- Part V. Annus Mirabilis, 1759
- 30. Success, Anxiety, and Power: The Ascent of William Pitt
- 31. Ministerial Uncertainties
- 32. Surfeit of Enthusiasm, Shortage of Resources
- 33. Emblem of Empire: Fort Pitt and the Indians
- 34. The Six Nations Join the Fight: The Siege of Niagara
- 35. General Amherst Hesitates: Ticonderoga and Crown Point
- 36. Dubious Battle: Wolfe Meets Montcalm At Québec
- 37. Fall's Frustrations
- 38. Celebrations of Empire, Expectations of the Millennium
- 39. Day of Decision: Quiberon Bay
- Part VI. Conquest Completed, 1760
- 40. War in Full Career
- 41. The Insufficiency of Valor: Lévis and Vauquelin at Québec
- 42. Murray Ascends the St. Lawrence
- 43. Conquest Completed: Vaudreuil Surrenders at Montréal
- 44. The Causes of Victory and the Experience of Empire
- 45. Pitt Confronts an Unexpected Challenge
- Victory Recollected: Scenographia Americana
- Part VII. Vexed Victory, 1761-1763
- 46. The Fruits of Victory and the Seeds of Disintegration
- 47. The Cherokee War and Amherst's Reforms in Indian Policy
- 48. Amherst's Dilemma
- 49. Pitt's Problems
- 50. The End of an Alliance
- 51. The Intersections of Empire, Trade, and War: Havana
- 52. Peace
- 53. The Rise of Wilkes, the Fall of Bute, and the Unheeded Lesson of Manila
- 54. Anglo-America at War's End: The Fragility of Empire
- 55. Yankees Invade Wyoming-and Pay the Price
- 56. Amherst's Reforms and Pontiac's War
- 57. Amherst's Recall
- Part VIII. Crisis and Reform, 1764
- 58. Death Reshuffles a Ministry
- 59. An Urgent Search for Order: Grenville and Halifax Confront the Need for Revenue and Control
- 60. The American Duties Act: (The Sugar Act)
- 61. The Currency Act
- 62. Postwar Conditions and the Context of Colonial Response
- 63. An Ambiguous Response to Imperial Initiatives
- 64. Pontiac's Progress
- 65. The Lessons of Pontiac's War
- Part IX. Crisis Compounded, 1765-1766
- 66. Stamp Act and Quartering Act
- 67. Grenville's End
- 68. The Assemblies Vacillate
- 69. Mobs Respond
- 70. Nullification by Violence, and an Elite Effort to Reassert Control
- Part X. Empire Preserved? 1766
- 71. The Repeal of the Stamp Act
- 72. The Hollowness of Empire
- 73. Acrimonious Postlude: The Colonies After Repeal
- 74. The Future of Empire
- Epilogue: Mount Vernon, June 24, 1767
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
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