William Tryon's role in the affairs of British America during the last years of the empire, and his inability to stem the collapse of that empire, makes for a fascinating story. Royal governor of North Carolina from 1765-1771 and then of New York from 1771-1780, Tryon became a general in the British ...
William Tryon's role in the affairs of British America during the last years of the empire, and his inability to stem the collapse of that empire, makes for a fascinating story. Royal governor of North Carolina from 1765-1771 and then of New York from 1771-1780, Tryon became a general in the British army attempting to quell the American rebellion. This long overdue biography covers his life in service to the Crown through the end of the American Revolution.