The American Defense of Long Island 1776: Destined for Failure?

Abstract

In August of 1776 the Continental Army was destined to failure in the defense of New York City due to inexperienced leadership and an under trained and undisciplined army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA491572

Entities

People

  • Steven Gunther

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • American Revolution
  • Battles
  • Commerce
  • Connecticut
  • Europe
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Strategy
  • New England
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North America
  • Pennsylvania
  • Terrain
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare