FULLY ILLUSTRATED, THIS IS THE SECOND VOLUME IN A DETAILED STUDY OF
THE GERMAN AUXILIARY TROOPS WHO FOUGHT FOR BRITAIN IN THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
During the American Revolutionary War (1775–83), German auxiliary
troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. While the
largest body of German troops was from Hessen-Cassel (see the first
volume of this study), the British also fielded troops from
Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck and Pyrmont,
Brandenburg Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst. This
volume also covers the Hanoverian soldiers involved in the sieges of
Gibraltar and Menorca.
Fighting on a host of battlefields from Saratoga to Yorktown, these
hired soldiers provided the Crown Forces with much-needed manpower and
contributed crucial combat skills in the form of the _Jäger_,
renowned specialists in open-order warfare. Featuring eight specially
commissioned artwork plates and an array of carefully chosen
illustrations, many in colour, this lively study examines the
organization, uniforms, weapons and equipment of these troops who
fought for King George in the New World.
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Hannover, Braunschweig, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck, Ansbach-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472840202
Publisert
2025
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1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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