{"product_id":"eutaw-springs-robert-m-dunkerly-9781611177589","title":"Eutaw Springs: The Final Battle of the American Revolution's Southern Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth analysis of one of the War for Independence's bloodiest and least understood conflicts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Eutaw Springs took place on September 8, 1781, and was among the last in the War of Independence. It was brutal in its combat and reprisals, with Continental and Whig militia fighting British regulars and Loyalist regiments. Although its outcome was seemingly inconclusive, the battle, fought near present-day Eutawville, South Carolina, contained all the elements that defined the war in the South. In \u003ci\u003eEutaw Springs: The Final Battle of the American Revolution's Southern Campaign, \u003c\/i\u003e Robert M. Dunkerly and Irene B. Boland tell the story of this lesser known and under-studied battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign. Shrouded in myth and misconception, the battle has also been overshadowed by the surrender of Yorktown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEutaw Springs represented lost opportunities for both armies. The American forces were desperate for a victory in 1781, and Gen. Nathanael Greene finally had the ground of his own choosing. British forces under Col. Alexander Stewart were equally determined to keep a solid grip on the territory they still held in the South Carolina lowcountry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of the bloodiest battles of the war, both armies sustained heavy casualties with each side losing nearly 20 percent of its soldiers. Neither side won the hard-fought battle, and controversies plagued both sides in the aftermath. Dunkerly and Boland analyze the engagement and its significance within the context of the war's closing months, study the area's geology and setting, and recount the action using primary sources, aided by recent archaeology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Dunkerly, Irene B. Boland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611177588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611177589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert M. Dunkerly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44058943815935,"sku":"9781611177589","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ec4f7be-9599-4f52-b676-051af1978a1f.jpg?v=1685055359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eutaw-springs-robert-m-dunkerly-9781611177589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}