Revolutionary Wars 1775–c.1815

Dennis Showalter

• Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9781782741237
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

The period of the Revolutionary Wars was a transformative age in human history. Not only did the conflicts change the nature of Western politics, but they also brought the power of mass citizenry to the battlefield, and further refined the use of gunpowder weaponry. The Revolutionary Wars 1775–c.1815 – the fourth volume in the Encyclopedia of Warfare Series – charts the great upheavals that took place in a relatively short amount of time between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. A chronological guide to conflict on every continent, especially the American War of Independence (1775–83) and the French Revolution (1792–1815), this volume tells the complex story of how the old orders were overthrown by giving a comprehensive guide to each stage in the global battles of the era. Featuring full colour maps illustrating the formations and strategies used, plus narrative descriptions of the circumstances behind each battle, this is a comprehensive guide to the conflicts that wracked the world for some 40 years. The Encyclopedia of Warfare Series is an authoritative compendium of almost five millennia of conflict, from the ancient world to the Arab Spring. Written in a style accessible to both the student and the general enthusiast, it reflects the latest thinking among military historians, and will prove to be an indispensible reference guide.

GENERAL INDEX

Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations

Abbas Mirza, Prince 40

Abdullah bin Saud 40

Abercromby, M Gen Sir John 108

Abercromby, M Gen Sir Ralph 53, 62, 70, 72

Adam, Lt Gen 118

Adams, John, US President 66

Adams, Samuel 9

Adams, USS (corvette 26) 135

Adlercreutz, Gen Carl Johan 126, 127, 128

Agamemnon, HMS (3rd rate 64 1781) 53

Agha Muhammad Khan, Shah 40

Ahmadu Tall, King of Ségou 123

Akbar Khan, Afghan Amir 45

Alexander, HMS (3rd rate 74 1778) 53, 68

Alexander I, Tsar 75, 81, 108, 109, 110

Ali Bey 39

Allemand, R Adm Zacharie 73

Allen, Col Ethan 9, 10

Alliance (French frigate 32 1779) 25

Alvarez de Castro, Gen Mariano 95

Alvinczy, Austrian Gen 57, 58

Amazon, HMS (5th rate 36 1795) 57

Ambrosio, Neapolitan Gen 119

Ambuscade, HMS (5th rate 32 32) 68

Amethyst, HMS (5th rate 36 1799) 81

Aminoff, Lt Col Gustav 126

Amphion, HMS (5th rate 32 1798) 85

Appa Sahib, Raja of Nagpur 43

Arce, Manuel José 121

Aréizaga, Spanish Gen 96

Argentau, Austrian Gen 55

Argus, USS (brig 16 1804) 124

Arnold, Col Benedict 11, 12, 15, 18, 32, 33

artillery

British 10

French 58, 76, 83, 101, 118

French Republican 60

howitzers 87, 113

mortars 40, 101

Russian 89

siege 43, 44, 50, 97, 99, 101, 103, 126, 133

Spanish train 25, 27

Swedish 128

Ashe, Gen John 24

Ashworth, Lt Gen 97

Auchmuty, Brig-Gen Sir Samuel 66

Auffenberg, Austrian Gen 74

Augereau, Marshal, Duc de Castiglione 55, 56, 80, 95

Augusta, HMS (3rd rate 64 1763) 19

Aycinena, Col José de 121

Bachmann, Swiss insurgent leader 73

Baggovut, Lt Gen Karl Gustav von 127

Bagration, Gen Pr...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Maps
• Foreword to the Series
• Revolutionary Wars 1775—c.1815
• American War of Independence 1775–83
• Native American Wars 1763–1814
• Ottoman/Turkish Wars 1770–1829
• Maratha-British Wars 1776–1818
• Mysore-British Wars 1780–99
• Hawaiian Unification 1781–95
• Tây-Sơn–Siam War 1785
• Wars in India 1790–1837
• Haitian Revolution 1791–1805
• Russo-Polish War 1792
• Wars of the French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars 1792–1815
• South American Wars 1800–14
• Miscellaneous African Wars 1800–1900
• First Barbary War 1801–05
• Russia in the Americas 1804
• Fulani Jihad 1804–08
• First Serbian Revolution 1804–13
• Russo-Turkish War 1806–12
• Finnish War 1808–09
• Pre-war of 1812
• War of 1812 (1812–15)
• Authors and Contributors
• How To Use The Maps
• Key To The Map Symbols
• Battles and Sieges Index
• General Index