Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Lee Lanning - Defenders Of Liberty
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This compelling study by Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning (U.S. Army, Ret.) lists the hundred most influential military leaders not by their victories, their combat prowess, or even their legacies, but by the lasting impact that their lives had upon the world, the lives they affected, and the historical significance of their actions in war. Warriors from every corner of the globe and every era are profiled, both glorious and notorious, modern and ancient, good and evil, including:
George Washington Attila the Hun Adolf Hitler Napoleon Hannibal Alexander the Great H. Norman Schwarzkopf Ghengis Khan
George S. Patton Sun Tzu Oliver CromwellILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOS AND PORTRAITS
Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning (U.S. Army, Ret.) served as public affairs officer for General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. He has spent more than twenty years on active duty in the U.S. Army. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, in which he served as an infantry platoon leader and a company commander. The author of twelve books, Lanning lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
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| 1619 | |
| August | English colonists purchase first slaves in North America at Jamestown. |
| 1638 | |
| December 12 | Ship Desire delivers first slaves to New England in Boston. |
| 1639 | |
| January 16 | Virginia General Assembly bars arming of slaves. |
| 1640 | |
| July 9 | Virginia colonial court rules on differences between white and black indentured servants. |
| 1688 | |
| February 18 | Society of Friends in Pennsylvania publish the Germantown Protest. |
| 1712 | |
| April 7 | Slave revolt in New York City |
| 1739 | |
| September 9 | Slave revolt in South Carolina |
| 1741 | |
| February 28 | Slave revolt in New York City |
| 1770 | |
| March 5 | Boston Massacre |
| June 28 | Quaker Anthony Benezet opens first nonsegregated school in Philadelphia. |
| 1772 | |
| June 22 | Mansfield Decision abolishes slavery in England. |
| 1773 | |
| December 16 | Boston Tea Party |
| 1774 | |
| September 5 | First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. |
| October 2 | Continental Congress votes to discontinue slave trade after December 1. |
| November 2 | Slave revolt in St. Andrews Parish, Georgia |
| 1775 | |
| March 8 | Thomas Paine publishes African Slavery in America. |
| April 14 | First American Abolition Society elects officers. |
| April 18 | Paul Revere and William Dawes set off on their midnight ride. |
| April 19 | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| May 1 | Americans capture Fort Ticonderoga. |
| May 10 | Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. |
| June 15 | Second Continental Congress appoints George Washington commander in chief of the army. |
| June 17 | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| July 3 | Prince Hall establishes the first Black Mason Lodge in Boston. |
| July 9 | Continental army orders recruiters not to enlist any stroller negro, or vagabond. |
| October 13 | Congress authorizes the formation of the Continental navy. |
| November 7 | The earl of Dunmore issues proclamation offering freedom to slaves who desert their rebel owners to join the British. |
| November 10 | Continental Marines founded |
| November 10 | South Carolina legislature authorizes the hiring of slaves to build fortifications, with wages going to their owners. |
| December 9 | Battle of Great Bridge, Virginia |
| December 14 | Congress forms Marine Committee to govern the navy. |
| December 30 | General Washington reverses the Continental army policy barring enlistment of free blacks. |
| 1776 | |
| March 17 | British evacuate Boston and sail to Nova Scotia. |
| July 4 | Declaration of Independence |
| August 6 | Lord Dunmore ends his efforts to retake Virginia for the Crown and sails to England. |
| August 27 | Battle of Long Island, New York |
| September 5 | Continental Congress adopts first uniforms for the navy and marines. |
| September 12 | Americans evacuate New York City. |
| September 16 | Battle of Harlem Heights, New York |
| October 28 | Battle of White Plains, New York |
| December 2526 | Washington crosses Delaware River and surprises Hessians at Trenton. |
| 1777 | |
| January 2 | Battle of Princeton, New Jersey |
| February 6 | Treaties of commerce and alliance signed between the United States and France |
| June 14 | Congress adopts U. S. flag |
| July 2 | Vermont, a part of New York, abolishes slavery within its borders. |
| August 16 | Battle of Bennington, Vermont |
| September 11 | Battle of Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania |
| October 4 | British occupy Philadelphia. |
| October 17 | Battle of Saratoga, New York |
| November 15 | Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation. |
| 1778 | |
| February 14 | Rhode Island passes a slave-enlistment act. |
| June 17 | France officially enters the war against Great Britain. |
| June 18 | British evacuate Philadelphia. |
| June 28 | Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey |
| July 29 | French fleet joins rebels off Newport, Rhode Island. |
| August 11 | Battle of Rhode Island |
| August 24 | Adjutant general report shows 755 blacks in Continental army. |
| December 29 | British capture Savannah, Georgia. |
| 1779 | |
| January 29 | British occupy Augusta, Georgia. |
| February 16 | Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia. |
| March 14 | Alexander Hamilton urges Congress to allow slaves to enlist. |
| March 16 | Henry Laurens writes Washington supporting slave enlistments. |
| March 29 | Congress encourages South Carolina and Georgia to enlist slaves. |
| May 26 | South Carolina rejects congressional recommendation to enlist blacks. |
| June 21 | Spain declares war against Great Britain. |
| June 30 | British general Henry Clinton proclaims freedom for slaves belonging to rebels who escape to his lines. |
| July 1516 | Battle of Stony Point, New York |
| September 23 | John Paul Jones and his Bon Homme Richard defeat the British Serapis. |
| October 9 | American-French force unsuccessfully attacks Savannah. |
| 1780 | |
| May 12 | British capture Charleston, South Carolina. |
| August 16 | Battle of Camden, South Carolina |
| October 7 | Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina |
| 1781 | |
| January 17 | Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina |
| March 15 | Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina |
| May 4 | Black Rhode Island Regiment suffers heavy casualties at Point Bridge, New York. |
| October 6 | American-French force begins siege of Yorktown, Virginia. |
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