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

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ISBN
9781472840202
Publisert
2025
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1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok

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