British Empire Leadership Of The American Revolutionary War: Government Officials And Secretaries At War

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This is an exploration of the British empires military leadership in the American Revolutionary War. Examines government o... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This is an exploration of the British empires military leadership in the American Revolutionary War. Examines government officials and Secretaries at War. At the head of the British forces was the king, who was captain general of all forces both naval and military. It was usual for him to delegate his military powers as captain general or commander-in-chief. Next in importance to the Commander-in-Chief was the Secretary at War, who served as head of the War Office, and was bidden "to observe and follow such orders and directions as he should from time to time receive from the king or the general of the forces." Includes a bonus chapter on the American Revolution. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less