"In this third volume of Michael Logusz’s epic study of the Wilderness War of 1777, readers ride along on the front lines as a sizable British military force, augmented by German and local loyalists, attacks the Northern Army’s southern front in the hopes of assisting a much larger British Army being systematically destroyed far to the north of New York City in the wilderness region of Saratoga. Logusz reveals how British general Sir William Howe originally intended to advance northward from New York City--chiefly along the crucial artery of the area, the Hudson River--with a force of almost twenty thousand regulars to meet up with two other commanders in Albany. Capturing Albany would not only deny the rebels a vital town on the edge of the wilderness, but also cut off the entire region of New England from the rest of the newly established nation. Instead, Howe decided to pursue Washington's army in Pennsylvania, leaving behind British general Sir Henry Clinton in New York City to engage the enemy."--Inside dust cover.

The military situation on the Southern Front, Late 1777 --West Point -- The first battles of the Wilderness War of 1777 -- June-July-August-September, 1777 -- West Point prepares for war -- Sir Henry attacks! -- The Highlands fall to Sir Henry's juggernaut! -- Sir Henry consolidates the Highlands but quickly retires -- Sir Henry's last attack and the conclusion of the Wilderness War of 1777 -- African Americans in the Wilderness War of 1777 -- Women fighters in the Wilderness War of 1777 -- New York state's political election during the Wilderness War of 1777.