03236nam 2200589 a 450 991082407940332120200520144314.01-926824-32-6(CKB)2670000000176674(EBL)892640(OCoLC)787843322(SSID)ssj0000658755(PQKBManifestationID)11414216(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658755(PQKBWorkID)10691356(PQKB)10908196(MiAaPQ)EBC892640(Au-PeEL)EBL892640(CaPaEBR)ebr10553252(CaONFJC)MIL541708(MiAaPQ)EBC29574249(Au-PeEL)EBL29574249(EXLCZ)99267000000017667420120424d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSoldiers for sale German "mercenaries" with the British in Canada during the American Revolution (1776-83) /Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy1st ed.Montreal Baraka Books20091 online resource (596 p.)Original title: Les mercenaries allemands au Quebec.1-926824-12-1 Includes bibliographical references.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' professionsList 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; FootnotesA 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 prinGermansCanadaHistory18th centuryUnited StatesHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783Participation, GermanGermansHistory973.341973.342Wilhelmy Jean-Pierre1944-1717696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824079403321Soldiers for sale4114130UNINA