The Penobscot Expedition : Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusetts Conspiracy of 1779
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1608933563
ISBN-13
9781608933563
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint
Down East Books,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 7th, 2015
Print length
218 Pages
Weight
320 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.10 x 1.60 cms
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Naval historian George E. Buker presents a compelling defense of Commodore Dudley Saltonstall— a man court-martialed for the 1779 rout of the U.S. Navy in the Penobscot Bay—with his fascinating study of the naval technology and political intrigues of the time.
In 1779 the fledgling U.S. naval fleet suffered a catastrophic defeat against the British in the waters of the Penobscot Bay, losing forty ships in a battle that was expected to be a sure victory for the Americans. Commodore Dudley Saltonstall was blamed for the debacle and ultimately court-martialed for his ineptitude. In this groundbreaking book George E. Buker defends Saltonstall providing compelling evidence that he was not to blame for the loss and that in fact the court-martial was rigged against him. Buker’s conclusions foster a reassessment of Saltonstall’s naval strategies and shed new light on the political maneuvers of the time.
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