SOUTHERN BRIGADIER GENERALS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: Eighteen Commanders Instrumental in American Victory

Profiles the eighteen Southern brigadier generals and their service during the American Revolution. Makes the case that Washington and his brigadier generals, especially the Southern brigadiers, won the war in spite of the major generals, many of whom exhibited cowardice, alcoholism, insubordination, womanizing, or ineffective leadership; more than half of the major generals were effectively cashiered or voluntarily left military service long before Yorktown and the war's conclusion. Demonstrates that the war's brigadier generals should also be viewed as founding fathers. Contains 20 photos.