How To Write A Short Summary Of 1776 By David Mccullough

1776 by David McCullough gives the reader a well rounded perspective about what was happening in both Washington’s Army and Howe’s army, showing that there are always two sides to a story. The book changes the point of view every few chapters. It is more focused on the military aspects and tactics. We learn about King George and what he thought about the colonies. The King anounces to parliament that England was going war to fight the rebellion in the colonies. There was some debate in whether or not go to war. Some of the members were all for it. Americans were the troublemakers and they needed to be put back into their place. Others did not want to start a war because these Americans were from English descent and they would be “shedding British blood by British hands” (13). Ultimately, the British did go through with their plan to go to war. They appointed William Howe to be the commander in chief of the British Army. Along with him were Henry Clinton, John Burgoyne, and Charles Cornwallis. George Washington was the commander in chief of the American army. The other main American generals included Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox. 1776 was one of the toughest years of the war for the Americans. The British had captured New York. American troops had lost many men due to these battles. The turning point of for the Americans which …show more content…
Although many of the attacks he planned were battles lost by the Americans, he had a general idea about how to fight. George Washington was a veteran of the French and Indian War. He knew most of the British formations from this experience and was then able to find the weaknesses in their army formations. This helped him form his own formations for the American army. Washington also realized that the British had trouble navigating through wooded areas. The Americans would then resort to guerilla warfare because it was easier to be spread out rather than trying to be in a