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Preface -- From the journal of Jhn Foss, American -- Race slavery and faith slavery -- Rue, Britannia -- Slaves come and slaves go -- One spring night in Pratica -- Fear of the horizon -- The family La Cueva -- All against all -- Sieur Chastelet des Boys, knight, and water-carrier -- Private slaves -- Slave of the Grand Duke -- State slaves -- What Lady Mary saw -- Behind latticed windows and damasked halls -- The passion of Pierre Dan -- The lucky ones

This is the first published account of the life of Major General William Phillips, a British officer whose achievements during the American Revolution place him in the ranks of Britain's most successful generals such as Charles Cornwallis. Although he was a commoner, Phillips rose from the rank of cadet in the Royal Artillery Academy, distinguished himself through remarkable achievements in Europe's Seven Years War, and went on to command a field army in America. This story chronicles his extraordinary abilities, leadership, and innovative style which left a lasting mark on British artillery t