German Troops in the American Revolution (2)

Hannover, Braunschweig, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck, Ansbach-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst

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German Troops in the American Revolution (2)

Hannover, Braunschweig, Hessen-Hanau, Waldeck, Ansbach-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst

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Description

Fully illustrated, this is the second volume in a detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War.

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.

Table of Contents

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Introduction
Chronology
Braunschweig troops
Waldeck troops
Hessen-Hanau troops
Ansbach-Bayreuth troops
Anhalt-Zerbst troops
Further reading
Plate commentaries
Index

Product details

Published 27 Feb 2025
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781472840172
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations Colour artwork plates; colour and black & white photographs and illustrations.
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 543
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Robbie MacNiven

Robbie MacNiven has a PhD in American Revolutionar…

Illustrator

Marco Capparoni

Specializing in history and military history, Marc…

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