{"product_id":"the-intrepid-patriot-captain-jacob-milligan-of-the-south-carolina-navy-the-american-revolution-paperback","title":"The Intrepid Patriot - Captain Jacob Milligan of the South Carolina Navy: The American Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Gabrielson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Revolution, according to Winston Churchill, was the first American civil war. It was a war based on two competing world views; one where life lived under the monarchy competed with a life of liberty and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Intrepid Patriot is the true story \u003c\/strong\u003eof one ordinary American - \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Jacob Milligan\u003c\/strong\u003e - who chose to follow liberty and virtue, becoming one of the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efirst \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaptains of the South Carolina Navy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The South Carolina Navy was a forerunner of the Continental Navy and the US Navy, and helped to defeat the British through battles at sea, provided supplies and gunpowder to the Americans through trade with others, and helped to prevent Loyalists from supplying the hundreds of Royal Navy ships fighting in American waters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people don't realize that there were more battles at sea during the Revolution than on land! In South Carolina, some 400 battles and skirmishes took place on land. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilligan was celebrated for his efforts in the Battle of Fort Moultrie, on June 28, 1776. That American victory was cheered in Philadelphia as the Continental Congress debated independence, and the \u003cstrong\u003enews encouraged Congress to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4th!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilligan's efforts in that battle and in many later ones earned him the generals' attention who would call upon him time and again to make a difference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilligan then became a privateer in the service of the state - earning more than a million dollars, then risked and lost it all again in the service of his country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he did not turn the tide of war alone, he is one of those men who together fought to make America a great nation.\u003cem\u003e Jacob Milligan's adventure is our American story. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721570521151,"sku":"9781088022887","price":19.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b067907e0e0df49a9f388a9b42ce8dec.webp?v=1765092829","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-intrepid-patriot-captain-jacob-milligan-of-the-south-carolina-navy-the-american-revolution-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}