Kevin Weddle, "The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution" (Oxford UP, 2021)

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast · Feb 4, 2021 · 1h 9m

British hopes that the American War for Independence would be brought to a swift conclusion began to wane in the early months of 1777. Despite brilliant victories over Washington and his continentals in the battles of Long Island and White Plains, the rebellious colonies were no closer to being pacified. Success in and around New York City was offset by a failed operation along the Lake Champlain corridor and negated, at least in terms of morale, by Washington’s stunning triumphs at Trenton and Princeton. After nearly two years of open warfare, Britain had little to show for its efforts. Nor…