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The British Defeat of the French in Pennsylvania, 1758: A Military History of the Forbes Campaign Against Fort Duquesne
This is the first complete military study of the campaign directed by Brigadier General John Forbes in 1758 to drive the French out of the forks of the Ohio River. The author details the leadership, logistics, artillery, training and discipline that led to the campaign's success and discusses its role in American Colonial history.
251 pages, Paperback
First published March 8, 2010
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February 27, 2014
A great, engaging history of Forbes’s campaigns against Fort Duquesne. Cubbison covers the campaign in detail and argues that it really was a turning point that contributed directly to Britain’s ultimate victory in North America.
The book is a military history in the traditional sense. Cubbison discusses a different aspect of the campaign in each chapter, but still pulls it all together in a cohesive manner. Forbes’ life and career, organization, logistics, setbacks, and geography are all given good treatment. The level of detail is exhaustive, and the book is heavy on statistics.
Cubbison relies mainly on British sources, which might seem problematic; Cubbison defends this in the introduction but some broader research would probably have helped anyway. Cubbison’s use of lengthy block quotations is also a little annoying. And more maps would have helped. There are also a few typos here and there (“Upon his Forbes’ promotion to colonel,” for example).
A very well-researched work.
The book is a military history in the traditional sense. Cubbison discusses a different aspect of the campaign in each chapter, but still pulls it all together in a cohesive manner. Forbes’ life and career, organization, logistics, setbacks, and geography are all given good treatment. The level of detail is exhaustive, and the book is heavy on statistics.
Cubbison relies mainly on British sources, which might seem problematic; Cubbison defends this in the introduction but some broader research would probably have helped anyway. Cubbison’s use of lengthy block quotations is also a little annoying. And more maps would have helped. There are also a few typos here and there (“Upon his Forbes’ promotion to colonel,” for example).
A very well-researched work.
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