Las Damas de la Havana, el Precursor, and Francisco de Saavedra
A Note on Spanish Participation in the Battle of Yorktown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8876577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Lewis (Western Carolina University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-99 |
| Publication date | 1980-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/981041 |
| OpenAlex | W2312296542 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
As the American Revolution matured, foreign intervention on behalf of the Thirteen Colonies against Great Britain became increasingly important. Nowhere in that struggle was outside assistance more significant than at the seige of Yorktown during the autumn of 1781. It was here that a French army under the Count de Rochambeau and a French fleet under the Count de Grasse enabled George Washington to force the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. Historians have always recognized how crucial French participation was for this last important battle in the English colonies. Indeed, it would not have taken place without their aid. Yet there was another ally of the Continental army at Yorktown whose contribution has often been belittled or ignored. That ally was Spain
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Battle · George (robot · Humanities · Political science · Surrender · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Studies in Latin America · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2022 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |