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# The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation in the Revolutionary War Paperback – Import, 22 November 2018

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## Customer Reviews

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    Great read!
  

*by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on 10 August 2024*

Very informative.  I read it while vacationing 10 days on Aquidneck Island and got to visit a few sites!!

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    Very good but concentrates on the American aspects
  

*by M***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2012*

This is a very well writtten book that covers an area of the war that is often overlooked. A couple of drawbacks. (1) It concentrates heavily on the American aspects and does not deal with the British side in the same detail. This is disappointing and makes the book a bit lop sided. (2) It deals with some parts of the story in very great detail - perhaps too much. This is also the case in may American books on the ACW. It does bring out the problems of the alliance between France and the USA and deals with this very well. In doing so it also reminds the reader of the huge impact of the French decision to declare war on Britain - perhaps the single factor that lead to the successful break from Britain for the whole of America (Canada excepted). I can't agree with the conclusion that this campaign is an American victory. At the end of this campaign Newport remained in British hands; the American army had withdrawn to the mainland; the Royal navy remained on station and the French fleet had left the theatre of operations. With a bit of luck with the weather Clinton could have captured the whole of the American force on the island.

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    Excellent introduction to neglected theater of the AR War.
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on 26 December 2017*

Not knowing anything about this topic and attending a conference in a few months where the author will speak, I decided to read this book. I am glad I did. It uncovers an interesting but neglected theater of the American Revolutionary War. Perhaps better described as the Battle of Newport, Rhode Island, it covers the first combined operation between Rebel and French forces against the British in what started out as a siege. Fate in the form of a hurricane would intervene and seriously damage the French fleet and cause it to leave its American allies and retire to Boston for refitting and repair. The author perceptively questions whether had the French forces remained to join the Rebels whether the British strongly entrenched position could have still been taken, especially without the serious loss of life. The fascinating portion of the book (aside from the tension between the French and Rebels over the French decision to retire) is the remarkably efficient, fighting retreat by General Sullivan and his troops to the mainland to avoid capture by the formerly besieged British who now had become the pursuers. The author employs workmanlike prose that is easy to follow. His research is prodigious. 230 pages of text are followed by another 200 pages of appendices, detailed footnotes, bibliography, and index for serious students. The lack of contemporary, rather than the use of period, troop movement and placement maps is my only significant complaint. Anyone looking to acquire a basic and even in-depth knowledge of this campaign would be well-advised to start with this book.

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