18th Century Military History Books
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Battle Tactics of the American Revolution
ELI 238 Paperback Published 27 May 2021The American Revolution presented a series of unique tactical challenges to its competing factions. For Britain, the Army would be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years' War.... -
The Bayonet
WPN 78 Multiple formatsAlthough muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for close-quarter... -
Napoleon's Women Camp Followers
MAA 538 Multiple formatsThe cantinières who accompanied Napoleon's armies to war have an iconic status in the history of the Grande Armée. Sutler-women and laundresses were officially sanctioned members of the regiment performing... -
British Light Infantry in the American Revolution
ELI 237 Multiple formatsDuring the Seven Years' War (1755-63), a number of independent light-infantry outfits served under British command and dedicated light companies were added to the British Army's regular infantry... -
German Troops in the American Revolution (1)
MAA 535 Multiple formatsDuring the American Revolution (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship... -
Malplaquet 1709
CAM 355 Multiple formatsIn 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in the treasury to pay, equip or feed the army and a bad harvest led to starvation throughout the kingdom. Circumstances... -
Armies of the Great Northern War 1700–1720
MAA 529 Multiple formatsThe Great Northern War was a long series of campaigns in which Russia, linked with several other countries in temporary alliances, confronted and eventually replaced Sweden as the predominant power in... -
How to Survive in the Georgian Navy
GNM Multiple formatsRigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries.... -
Peckuwe 1780
CAM 327 Multiple formatsAs the Revolutionary War raged on fields near the Atlantic, Native Americans and British rangers fought American settlers on the Ohio River frontier in warfare of unsurpassed ferocity. When their attacks... -
Forts
GNM Multiple formatsEver since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled...
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