Securing American independence John Jay and the French alliance

Title:

Author:

Brecher, Frank W.

ISBN:

9780313052552

Personal Author:

Brecher, Frank W.

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 327 p.)

Series:

Contributions to the study of world history, no. 105

Contributions to the study of world history ; no. 105.

Contents:

Two determined diplomats -- The pre-independence outlook, 1774-76 -- From the Declaration of Independence to the Battle of Saratoga -- From the French-U.S. Alliance to Spain's entrance into the war, February 1778-April 1779 -- From the French-Spanish Alliance of April 1779 versus England to the militarily victorious year of 1781 -- 1781-82: an American military campaign unexpectedly changes the shape of the war -- Peace negotiations, 1782-83 -- Concluding assessments.

Personal Subject:

Jay, John, 1745-1829.

Vergennes, Charles Gravier, comte de, 1719-1787.

Subject Term:

Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.

Statesmen -- France -- Biography.

HISTORY.

Amerikaanse Vrijheidsoorlog.

Buitenlandse betrekkingen.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Foreign relations -- France.

France -- Foreign relations -- United States.