Closing the Ring: George Washington's War in the North, 1778-1781

Highlights Washington’s often-overlooked northern campaigns after Monmouth, showing his leadership in strategy, logistics, and diplomacy during the Revolutionary War.

After the battle at Monmouth in June 1778, most attention turns to the south as Henry Clinton, the British commander-in-chief, sends troops to South Carolina in late 1779 to implement the new British strategy of taking the south and then moving northward to conquer the middle colonies. Little attention is paid to the time after...