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German Troops in the American Revolution Vol. 2: Hannover Braunschweig Hessen-Hanau Waldeck Ansbach-Bayreuth and Anhalt-Zerbst - (9781472840196)
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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- 48 pages
- Illustrated throughout
- Book dimensions are 10 x 7
- Softcover
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.
