23 mai 1777 - 1777 - British Strategy to Isolate New England
Description:
New British strategy: Isolate New England from the rest of the countryPlan:
The British army marches up through New York
The British army in Canada comes down
Iroquois and British force comes in from the West
What goes wrong?
British general in New York decided to capture Philadelphia instead (fails)
For the first time, the Iroquois are divided because one of the members of their confederation had been converted to Christianity and didn’t want to fight the Patriots (leading to a weaker Iroquois force than expected)
The force from Canada is defeated by the Patriot army in the Battle of Saratoga
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
23 mai 1777
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 247 ans
