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The German Allied Troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776-1783 (Hardcover)
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The German Allied Troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776-1783 (Hardcover)
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Britain's German Army at War
The Hessian became something of a 'bogey-man' to the revolutionary
period American citizen. Already outraged at the treatment they had
received at the hands of the government of the country which they
could not fail to regard as a motherland, this new enemy-a
veritable viper in the bosom-had the temerity to unleash not only
savages upon them, but foreign troops-foreign speaking
mercenaries-to subdue its own aggrieved people. This is the stuff
that good propaganda is made of and unfortunately, in wartime,
events will inevitably occur that underline the brutality of the
enemy irrespective of his hue or uniform. Mercenary service was
very well known and widely practiced up to and during the 18th
century, though the Americas had little opportunity to see anything
of it to that date. Furthermore, a German sat on the throne of
England and the young men of central Europe offered the Hanoverian
household military service until the Napoleonic Wars when the
King's German Legion became highly regarded for its performance in
both the Peninsular War and during the Waterloo campaign. This
book, written by a German historian, seeks to redress the balance
of popular opinion by a re-examination of the activities of German
troops under British command during the American War of
Independence. Naturally, it is a partial view, but readers may be
surprised to learn of the deeds of these troops who, for all that
may be said against them, were acknowledged by both sides to be the
finest of soldiers.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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