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Freedom's Mercenaries - British Volunteers in the Wars of Independence of Latin America (Paperback, New)
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Freedom's Mercenaries - British Volunteers in the Wars of Independence of Latin America (Paperback, New)
Series: Freedom's Mercenaries
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Between 1817 and 1825, 10,000 British mercenaries, many of them
veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, left Europe to join the armies and
navies of Bolivar, San Martin, and other leaders fighting to
liberate their countries from the colonial domination of Spain and
Portugal. Very few of these mercenaries came back. Many succumbed
to tropical diseases or battles, and the remainder settled in the
new states that they helped to create. This two-volume edition
tells the little known story of these freedom mercenaries. Using
historical evidence, this work offers a complete study of the
struggle of both Britons and South Americans in these Wars of
Independence and analyzes their actions in the larger context of
the foreign policies of the United Kingdom, France, the United
States, Imperial Russia, and the German States. Each volume
features self-contained, but complementary chapters that follow one
major unit or volunteer. Written in an approachable style, this
book offers insight into an under-examined historical epic.
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