The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History PDF
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL CONFLICTS TO 1775 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL CONFLICTS TO 1775 A Political, Social, and Military History Dr. Spencer C. Tucker Volume Editor James Arnold and Roberta Wiener Editors, Documents Volume Dr. Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr. Associate Editor Dr. Justin Murphy Dr. Jim Piecuch Assistant Editors Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, E ngland Copyright 2008 by ABC-CLIO, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permis- sion in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The encyclopedia of North American colonial conflicts to 1775 : a political, social, and military history / Spencer C. Tucker, editor ; James Arnold and Roberta Wiener, documents editors. v. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1-85109–752-4 (hard copy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–1-85109–757-9 (ebook) 1. United States—History, Military— 17th century—Encyclopedias. 2. United States—History, Military—18th century—Encyclopedias. 3. United States—Politics and gov- ernment—To 1775—Encyclopedias. 4. United States—Social conditions—To 1865—Encyclopedias. 5. North America— History, Military—17th century—Encyclopedias. 6. North America—History, Military—18th century—Encyclopedias. 7. North America—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775—Encyclopedias. 8. Indians of North America—Wars—1600–1750— Encyclopedias. 9. Indians of North America—Wars—1750–1815—Encyclopedias. 10. Frontier and pioneer life—North America— Encyclopedias. I. Tucker, Spencer, 1937– II. Arnold, James R. III. Wiener, Roberta, 1952– E181.E6315 2008 973.203—dc22 2007047243 12 11 10 9 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Production Editor: Kristine Swift Production Manager: Don Schmidt Media Editor: Jason Kniser Media Production Coordinator: Ellen Brenna Dougherty Media Resources Manager: Caroline Price File Management Coordinator: Paula Gerard Manager, Editorial Operations: Kirk Werner Manager, Editorial Development for Military History: Padraic Carlin Project Editor: Andrew McCormick Writer/Editor: Maxine Taylor This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. ABC-CLIO, Inc. 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116–1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Donald E. Worcester, distinguished professor, scholar, mentor, and friend About the Editors Spencer C. Tucker, PhD, held the John Biggs Chair of Military History at his alma mater, the Virginia Mili- tary Institute in Lexington, for 6 years until his retirement from teaching in 2003. Before that, he was profes- sor of history for 30 years at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth. He has also been a Fulbright scholar and, as an army captain, an intelligence analyst in the Pentagon. Currently the senior fellow in military history at ABC-CLIO, he has written or edited 25 books, including the award-winning Encyclopedia of World War I, Encyclopedia of World War II, and Encyclopedia of the Cold War, all published by ABC-CLIO. James Arnoldis the author of more than 20 military history books and has contributed to numerous oth- ers. His published works include Jeff Davis’s Own: Calvary, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Fron- tier and Napoleon Conquers Austria: The 1809 Campaign for Vienna, which won the International Napoleonic Society’s Literary Award in 1995. Roberta Wieneris managing editor for the John A. Adams Center for Military History at the Virginia Mil- itary Institute. She has written American West: Living the Frontier Dreamand coauthored numerous his- tory books for the school library market, including Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. E A B M DITORIAL DVISORY OARD EMBERS Dr. Jeremy Black Dr. Scott C. Monje History Department Independent Scholar University of Exeter United Kingdom Dr. James Pritchard Department of History Dr. James T. Carson Queen’s University Department of History Canada Queen’s University Canada Dr. Kyle F. Zelner Department of History Dr. James Drake University of Southern Mississippi History Department Metropolitan State University Dr. Bruce Vandervort Department of History Shawn Livingston Virginia Military Institute William T. Young Library University of Kentucky C ARTOGRAPHER International Mapping Associates ABC-CLIO M H ILITARY ISTORY A B M DVISORY OARD EMBERS Dr. David Coffey Dr. Carol Reardon Associate Professor and Chair Professor of Military History Department of History and Philosophy Department of History University of Tennessee at Martin Pennsylvania State University Dr. Don Hickey Dr. Priscilla Roberts Professor of History Associate Professor of History, Department of History School of Humanities Wayne State College (Nebraska) Honorary Director, Centre of American Studies Dr. James Matray University of Hong Kong Professor and Chair of History Department of History Dr. James H. Willbanks California State University, Chico Director Department of Military History Dr. Jack McCallum U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Adjunct Professor Fort Leavenworth Department of History and Geography Texas Christian University Dr. Richard Bruce Winders Historian and Curator Dr. Justin D. Murphy The Alamo Director, Academy of Freedom; Brand Professor of History Dr. Steven E. Woodworth Department of History, Political Science, Professor of History and Geography Department of History Howard Payne University Texas Christian University Dr. Jim Piecuch Dr. David T. Zabecki Assistant Professor of History Major General Department of History Army of the United States, Retired Kennesaw State University Contents List of Entries, xi List of Documents xxi List of Maps xxv Preface, xxvii General Maps, xxix Introduction, xli Overview of the North American Colonial Period, xliii Entries, 1 Rank Structures, 8 3 7 Statistical Information, 8 4 5 Chronology,8 51 Glossary,8 59 SelectedBibliography,863 List of Editors and Contributors,871 Categorical Index, 875 Documents,883 Index, I-1
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