The Fort (novel)

The Fort is a 2010 historical novel written by Bernard Cornwell which relates to the events of the Penobscot Expedition of 1779 during the American Revolutionary War.^[1] The novel centers on the efforts of the British to establish and hold the fort against superior numbers of American patriots, and it contrasts the actions of John Moore and Paul Revere. Moore later laid the foundations of the light infantry doctrine used by the 95th Rifles and others against the French in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. The novel also discusses the major loss and misjudgement by the Americans and how the British took advantage of it.

The Fort

Cover of the first UK edition
Author	Bernard Cornwell
Language	English
Genre	Historical Novel
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	30 September 2010
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	480 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	978-0-00-733172-7 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC	636905232

Publication

• The book was released on 30 September 2010 in the United Kingdom.^[2]

References

1. "Bernard Cornwell - The Author's Official Site". Bernard Cornwell.net. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
2. "The Fort (Book) by Bernard Cornwell (2010)". Waterstones. Retrieved 3 July 2010.