While Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie 1814 [Hardcover]

Joseph Whitehorne (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1992

On 26 August 1814, horrified Americans watched the summer skies over Washington darken with the smoke of their capital under British attach, but the costliest fighting between U.S. and British regular troops during the War of 1812 raged along the Niagara frontier. Earlier in the summer, an American force had crossed the Niagara River and captured Fort Erie. Now the British wanted to retake it.

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"A very useful addition to the growing body of War of 1812 literature." -- CHOICE

About the Author

Joseph W.A. Whitehorne is a retired Army officer and a professional military historian. He has written several other books, including The Battle for Baltimore: 1814 and numerous articles on the War of 1812, as well as, the Civil War. Col. Whitehornes’s work is especially valuable in that he uses archaeological and genealogical research to support written sources. His readers will include history buffs, re-enactors, military students and tourists of the Niagara region.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1877853186
• ISBN-13: 978-1877853180
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,290,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A descriptive study of the hard pressed American forces against the British at Fort Erie, April 5, 2006

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This review is from: While Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie 1814 (Hardcover)

While Washington Burned: The Battle For Fort Erie by Joseph Whitehorne (Historical Consultant and teacher at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia) is a descriptive study of the hard pressed American forces against the British at Fort Erie. Recounting the first US victory on the land against organized British forces after the burning of their burning of the American capital in Washington DC on August 25, 1814, While Washington Burned provides the reader with an expansive understanding of the attacks and counterattacks which took place in the midst of Fort Erie, and a complete accounting of the results -- including the use of genealogical research and archeological discoveries. While Washington Burned is enhanced by the inclusion of maps, appendixes of the armies involved, strategies and tactics used, and knowledge of the every particular of the terrifying battles. A work of impressive scholarship and a thoroughly "reader friendly" text, While Washington Burned is very strongly recommended for personal, academic, and community library American History supplemental reading lists and reference collections.