Soldiers for sale : German "mercenaries" with the British in Canada during the American Revolution (1776-83) / Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilhelmy, Jean-Pierre, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germans--Canada--History--18th century.

Germans.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, German.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (596 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : Baraka Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A fascinating study that uncovers an important aspect of the history of the American Revolution, this account reveals how the British Army that fought the American Revolutionaries was, in fact, an Anglo-German army. Arguing that the British Crown had doubts about the willingness of English soldiers to fight against other English-speaking people in North America, the book details how the task of providing troops fell upon the princes of German States, who were relatives of England's ruling family. In return for large amounts of money, German prin

Contents:

Cover; Title; Credits; Notes; Preface by Virginia Easley Demarce, ph.d.; Preface by the late Marcel Trudel; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; England's search for mercenaries; Recruiting the German mercenaries; The Germans and the war from 1776 to 1778; The Germans and the war from 1778 to 1783; The Germans after the war: return or settlement and their lasting contribution in Canada; Conclusion; The German military corps in Canada, 1776-1783; The names and companies of the regiments of the German corps; Organization of the Hessians in the U.S.A.; List of the mercenaries' professions

List of the mercenaries by country of origin General description of the German uniforms worn in North America, 1776-83; Names of German soldiers who remained in Canada and their main quarters during the American revolution; A citadel called temporary...; Bibliography (with supplementary notes); More nonfiction from Baraka Books; Footnotes

Notes:

Original title: Les mercenaries allemands au Quebec.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781926824321

1926824326

OCLC:

787843322