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Grand Forage 1778: The Battleground Around New York City (Journal of the American Revolution Books) Hardcover – May 18, 2016

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The British Surprise Attack into New Jersey and New York to Support Their Planned Invasion of the Southern Colonies
After two years of defeats and reverses, 1778 had been a year of success for George Washington and the Continental Army. France had entered the war as the ally of the United States, the British had evacuated Philadelphia, and the redcoats had been fought to a standstill at the Battle of Monmouth. While the combined French-American effort to capture Newport was unsuccessful, it lead to intelligence from British-held New York that indicated a massive troop movement was imminent. British officers were selling their horses and laying in supplies for their men. Scores of empty naval transports were arriving in the city. British commissioners from London were offering peace, granting a redress of every grievance expressed in 1775. Spies repeatedly reported conversations of officers talking of leaving. To George Washington, and many others, it appeared the British would evacuate New York City, and the Revolutionary War might be nearing a successful conclusion. Then, on September 23, 1778, six thousand British troops erupted into neighboring Bergen County, New Jersey, followed the next day by three thousand others surging northward into Westchester County, New York. Washington now faced a British Army stronger than Burgoyne’s at Saratoga the previous year. What, in the face of all intelligence to the contrary, had changed with the British?
Through period letters, reports, newspapers, journals, pension applications, and other manuscripts from archives in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany, the complete picture of Britain’s last great push around New York City can now be told. The strategic situation of Britain’s tenuous hold in America is intermixed with the tactical views of the soldiers in the field and the local inhabitants, who only saw events through their narrow vantage points. This is the first publication to properly narrate the events of this period as one campaign. Grand Forage 1778: The Battleground Around New York City by historian Todd W. Braisted explores the battles, skirmishes, and maneuvers that left George Washington and Sir Henry Clinton playing a deadly game of chess in the lower Hudson Valley as a prelude to the British invasion of the Southern colonies.
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TODD W. BRAISTED is a past president of the Bergen County Historical Society and a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians. He has authored numerous articles and books on the American Revolution, and has appeared on such shows as PBS’s History Detectives. His website, royalprovincial.com, is a leading source for Loyalist information.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1594162506
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westholme Publishing; 1st edition (May 18, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781594162503
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594162503
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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Todd Braisted is a life-long resident of Bergen County, New Jersey. An acknowledged expert in the field of Loyalist studies and local Revolutionary War History, he is a past president of both the Brigade of the American Revolution and the Bergen County Historical Society. He is likewise a Fellow in the Company of Military Historians and has served as chairman of their West Point Chapter.

Todd's studies have taken him across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom researching the American Revolution. Using mostly little known or obscure primary research, his work is known for bringing new information to light, and heavily relying on the people of their time telling their stories in their own words. This is heavily reflected in his works "Bergen County Voices from the American Revolution" (History Press, 2012) and "Grand Forage 1778" (Westholme Publishing, 2016.)

In addition to books and journal articles, Todd lectures frequently across North America and appears as a guest historian on such shows as "Who Do You Think You Are" and "History Detectives."

Todd currently lives in Mahwah, New Jersey, with his wife Susan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable and Interesting Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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I live in Bergen County just outside New York City. I got this book because I wanted to learn about the Revolutionary War in my area.

This book is an enjoyable read. Some books written by local historians tend to be written for historians and are boring. This book kept me interested. While the author includes writing from the time to support his account of what happened he also makes the history seem interesting. I easily understood what was happening in this area in 1778. The events that happened made sense. One event led to another.

I have a better knowledge of the Revolutionary War history in my area thanks to this book.
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Stephen krentler
5.0 out of 5 stars this book did not disappoint. It was extremely well researched and presented
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2016
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As a student of the American War for Independence since I was a boy, I was eager to read Todd Braisted's new book on this subject since I grew up in Bergen County New Jersey in the area where much of this took place. On of my first visits to a historical site was New Bridge Landing, aka the Von Steuben House. I generally pre-judge a book on its bibliography or the lack thereof; this book did not disappoint. It was extremely well researched and presented. I admit I do not read to pass time, or for fluff or entertainment, I read for facts and information. I completely enjoyed this book; read it in one unplanned sitting and have re-read it (not in chapter order) several more times. Perhaps the other reviewer's comments regarding the maps was due to thier size, they are period maps that are typically in a large format and reduced to fit in the book. This can be overcome by referencing area maps elsewhere.
There has been precious little written on this subject, and Todd Braisted's book has brought this important campaign together in one volume. This campaign has been largely ignored by historians I feel, because it took place over many weeks and did not end in a large scale battle with many casualties which makes for a "good read." However, this campaign was very important not only to prepare for the coming expeditions to the West Indies, Nova Scota and West Florida but to the garrison and civilian population in NYC. Without the Grand Forage life in the winter of 1778-1779, it would have been very, very difficult. Perhaps changing the course of the war. The simplest items needed such as firewood and fader for the animals would have been in very short supply. I disagree with another reviewer's regarding the obscurity of this campaign; just because this has not been written about before doesn't make it obscure, perhaps ignored or not understood previously. The number of casultites and the names of the participants in a campaign alone do not make a book interesting. The historical content and the writers skill are what make a well written book this type. I would recommend to anyone who is reading this review; since you already have an interest in the historical period or history in general, read it! You will learn about very important campaign that had far reaching consequences for the outcome of the rest of the war. Well done, Mr. Braisted!
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William Purdy
4.0 out of 5 stars Book was in excellent condition.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
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Information from book helps in my study of Loyalist
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Cody
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
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Todd does a great job exploring one of the overlooked periods of the American War of Independence. 1778 was a pivotal year in the war with France entering on the American side. In this book, Todd explains how British General Sir Henry Clinton, while given a poor hand when he assumed command of British forces, was able to use the troops under his command to raid the countryside around NYC to supply the various expeditions ordered by government back in London.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This excellent book focuses on a relatively unknown
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016
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This excellent book focuses on a relatively unknown, but very important, campaign that took place in the area of New York City, Bergen County, New Jersey and Westchester County, New York in 1778. Through quotes from pension records, newspaper reports and first-person accounts of the actions, the reader is given the participants’ view of the movements, raids and day-to-day struggles that both soldiers and citizens endured. The outstanding research is presented in a flowing writing style that educates and entertains. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the Revolutionary War, the history of the NJ/NY region, or anyone interested in learning what it was like to live in the midst of such conflict.
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David S Dalrymple
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read for all who have an interest in the American Revolution
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016
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Mr. Braisted's book is an excellent read. He has woven a tale about appears at first glance of a series of small unit operations in Northern New Jersey and Westchester County New York. In actually it was a large scale campaign in its own right. It had amphibious operations, naval operations and the movement of over 6000 ground troops of Crown forces out of the environs of New York City. The book illustrated the needs of the Crown forces stationed in New York City of just not simple occupation and subjugation but how to ensure survival and to project forces elsewhere in the colonies but to the Atlantic Provinces and to the islands of the Caribbean. Enjoy!
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Mario P. Oliverio,II
2.0 out of 5 stars A story not well-told.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018
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This book was my second purchase from the JAR series (Road to Concord being the first) and my second disappointment. I'm not sure if it's because the authors are not established writers like, say, Nathaniel Philbrick, but Todd Braisted just cannot make this part of history click.

While certainly well-documented, the book suffers from excessive digressions, unrestricted near full-page quotations when good summarizing or paraphrasing would do, impossible to read maps, and a reluctance to tell of the events chronologically. The first two faults, I fear, are a result of there just not being enough information otherwise to stretch this into a book. As it is, it is only 180 pages.

I love reading about the American Revolution and am an avid reader of the Journal of the American Revolution, but this book was simply a let-down.
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E. H. Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great history. Not among the prominent names of the ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018
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Great history. Not among the prominent names of the campaigns of the Revolution yet an epic episode in that struggle involving thousands of British and German troops and the Americans who fought to stifle their ransacking of the farms and mills of the area west of New York. Indispensable to the overall comprehension of the Revolution.
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Peter Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Revolutionary War Event Finally Gets The Attention It Deserves
Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2016
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For those of us, including Canadians, who have deep roots in Westchester County NY and Bergen County NJ this wonderful book puts the experiences of our Loyalist ancestors in perspective and against the backdrop of the Grand Forage. Todd Braisted's credentials as an authority on the American Revolution need no explanation, but to that he adds a style of writing that has clarity and a talent for organizing the material in a meaningful way. As noted in the book, the Grand Forage saw more British and Loyalist troops in the field than at the more famous battles of Saratoga. In other words, it's about time this Revolutionary War event was treated in depth and seriously. Great book.
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