Encyclopedia of Battles in North America is the only one-volume resource to offer comprehensive coverage of battles from all wars and conflicts in North America. In an authoritative yet lively manner, the authors provide brief descriptions of 400 individual battles that explain the context of the engagement, the opposing forces and commanders, the narrative of the fighting, the outcome, and the cost in casualties. Suggestions for further reading accompany each entry. Detailed appendixes list battles chronologically, alphabetically, and by war; lists of historic battlefield sites -- alphabetically and by region, a general bibliography, and a complete index are included.

Among the battles profiled are: Champoton (1517), Jamestown (1676), Fort Beausejour (1755), Fort Lee (Fort Constitution) (1776), Sitka (1804), Monterrey (1846), Gettysburg (1863), Killdeer Mountain (1864), Adobe Walls (1874), and Celaya (1915).

Encyclopedia of Battles in North America is the only one-volume resource to offer comprehensive coverage of battles from all wars and conflicts in North America from the first European landings to the twentieth century. In an authoritative yet lively manner, the authors provide brief descriptions of 400 individual battles that explain:
The context of the engagement
The opposing forces and commanders
The narrative of the fighting
The outcome and cost in casualties.
Suggestions for further reading accompany each entry. Detailed appendixes list battles chronologically, alphabetically, and by war, and list historic battlefield
sites, alphabetically and by region. A general bibliography and a complete index are included. Meticulously researched and unmatched in its scope, the encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for high school students, military history buffs, and
general readers.
Among the battles profiled are:
Champoton: Mexico, Spanish Conquest (1517)
Mystic River: Connecticut, Pequot War (1637)
Jamestown: Virginia, Bacon's Rebellion (1676)
Fort Beausejour: Canada, French and Indian War (1755)
Fort Lee (Fort Constitution): New Jersey, American Revolution (1776)
Sitka: Alaska, Russian-Indian War (1804)
U.S.S. Constitution vs. H.M.S. Guerriere: Off Nova Scotia, Canada (War of 1812)
Alamo: Texas, Texas War of Independence (1836)
Monterrey: Mexico, Mexican-American War (1846)
Antietam: Maryland, American Civil War (1862)
Gettysburg: Pennsylvania, American Civil War (1863)
Killdeer Mountain: North Dakota, Sioux Wars (1864)
Adobe Walls: Texas, Buffalo War (1874)
Celaya: Mexico, Mexican Revolution (1915).