Hungering for Independence: The Relationship between Food and Morale in the Continental Army, 1775-1783
Description:
An adequate supply of the right kinds of foods is critical to an army's success on the march and on the battlefield. Good food supplies and a dire lack of provisions have profound effects on the regulation, confidence, esprit de corps, and physical state of an army. The American War of Independence (1775-1783) provides a challenging case study of this principle. The relationship between food and troop morale has been previously discussed as just one of many factors that contributed to the succe…
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Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Maxwell, Nancy Kouyoumjian
Partner:
UNT Libraries