by Rudy Scott Nelson
THE AMERICAN LOYALIST. Paul H. Smith. Contains notes on their Organization and
unit strengths. Considered one of the must sources to read on Loyalist forces.
JOSEPH BRANT: Iroquois Ally of the British. Robert Hecht, Samhar Press, Charlottesville,
New York, 1972. Very concise with a lot of valuable information on Indian activities.
THE CAMDEN CAMPAIGN, July-August 1780. Peter Bateman. Anschluss Publishing, London England. This is a 25 page mini-book designed for use by wargamers. It includes OB's and sketch maps. FLORIDA IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. J. Leitch Wright Jr., University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Fl. 1975. HISTORY OF NEW YORK DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Thomas Jones.
KING'S MOUNTAIN. Hank Messick, Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 1976. THE LOYALIST IN REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA. Calhoun.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ed. Trevor Dupuy and Gay
Hammerman, R.R. Bowker Co., New York. 1974. Short biographies of key people and a
chronological listing of events with a very brief description.
THE RACE TO THE DAN: Weitzel's Mill and Guildford's Courthouse, 18 January- 14 March
1781. Peter Bateman. Anschluss Publishing, London England. This is a 26 page mini-book designed for use by wargamers. It includes OB's and sketch maps.
SOUTHERN INDIANS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. James O'Donnell, III,
University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tenn., 1973. One of the few works on to this subject.
TORIES, DONS & REBELS. J. Barton Starr, University of Florida, Gainsville, Fl., 1976. The work provides a detailed account of wartime activities along the Gulf coast. Special attention is given to operations around Mobile and Pensacola. UNIFORMS OF THE AMERICAN, BRITISH, FRENCH AND GERMAN ARMIES IN THE WAR OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Charles M. Lefferts. WE Publishers, Old Greenwich, Connecticut. This is considered one of the primary works on uniforrns of the war. The only disappointment is that in this edition the plates are in black and white. WE HAVE ALWAYS GOVERNED OURSELVES: The War of Independence in the North. Greg Novak. Ulster Imports, Champlain, IL, 1990. Part of a series of campaign books about various wars. As the title indicates, it focuses on actions in the northern section of the continent. It contains a detailed account of unit organizations and orders of battles. OspreySpecial Collection of books on Uniforms and Organizations is published by Osprey Publishers in London England. Some of the titles from the Men at Arms series include:
MAA 228- American Woodland Indians MAA 244- Washington's French Allies MAA 261- 18th Century Highlanders MAA 273- Washington's Army MAA 285- King George's Army 1740- 97 (1): Infantry MAA 289- King Georges Army (2) MAA290- Washington's Arrny (2) MAA292- King George's Army (3) W 19 British Redcoats- 1740-1793 C37- Boston 1775 Special note: Prior to the American Bicentennial in 1976, a special governmental commission funded the writing of Revolutionary War histories for each state. Many of the university and larger city libraries will contain the histories for their state and region. Magazine SourcesThe American Revolution has been to topic of numerous articles in magazines devoted to gaming and history. Many of the magazines are out of print with very few back issues being available. However, some issues can be found at the flea market of the regional gaming conventions. Most of the articles tend to focus on the Patriot forces. Listed below are articles containing useful information on Indian and Loyalist forces, but it is not a complete list. The Courier. Issue #68 has an article on the uniforms of units which fought in the South. Tradition. "The Fighting Tigers of North America" can be found in issues # 39 and # 40. They
contains good inforination on the Iroquois Confederation.
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