LEADER 03203nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910461364603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-926824-32-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000176674 035 $a(EBL)892640 035 $a(OCoLC)787843322 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000658755 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11414216 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658755 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10691356 035 $a(PQKB)10908196 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC892640 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL892640 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10553252 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL541708 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000176674 100 $a20120424d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSoldiers for sale$b[electronic resource] $eGerman "mercenaries" with the British in Canada during the American Revolution (1776-83) /$fJean-Pierre Wilhelmy 210 $aMontre?al $cBaraka Books$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (596 p.) 300 $aOriginal title: Les mercenaries allemands au Que?bec. 311 $a1-926824-12-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aList 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 330 $aA 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 606 $aGermans$zCanada$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xParticipation, German 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGermans$xHistory 676 $a973.341 676 $a973.342 700 $aWilhelmy$b Jean-Pierre$f1944-$0924137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461364603321 996 $aSoldiers for sale$92073977 997 $aUNINA