Spain and the independence of the United States : an intrinsic gift
"The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of U.S. independence. Through actual fighting, provision of supplies, and money, Spain helped the young British colonies succeed in becoming an independent nation. Soldiers were recruited from all over the Spanish empire, from Spain itself, and from throughout Spanish America. Many died fighting British soldiers and their allies in Central America, the Caribbean, along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St. Louis and as far north as Michigan, along the Gulf Coast to Mobile and Pensacola, as well as in Europe."--Cover
eBook, English, ©2002
University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, ©2002
History
1 online resource (xii, 286 pages, 31 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
9780826327956, 0826327958
606779894
From defeat
and victory, to 1777
Posturing early: the Spanish lakes and South America, from 1776
Independence and the common foe
Floridablanca and the policy of patience
Duplicity in favor of the Americans, 1777
Antebellum anxiety, 1777-1779
Illinois to Guatemala: a benevolent neutrality and preparation, 1778-1779
Negotiations and the Spanish declaration of war
European allies, 1779-1783
Central America: an integral defense, 1779-1783
The Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast: casting the dice
A costly blow to British prestige, 1780-1781
Yorktown, the Bahamas, and peace, 1781-1783
Conclusions and epilogue
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English