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Redcoats
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Author : Stephen Brumwell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-01-09
Redcoats written by Stephen Brumwell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-09 with History categories.
In the last decade, scholarship has highlighted the significance of the Seven Years War for the destiny of Britain's Atlantic empire. This major 2001 study offers an important perspective through a vivid and scholarly account of the regular troops at the sharp end of that conflict's bloody and decisive American campaigns. Sources are employed to challenge enduring stereotypes regarding both the social composition and military prowess of the 'redcoats'. This shows how the humble soldiers who fought from Novia Scotia to Cuba developed a powerful esprit de corps that equipped them to defy savage discipline in defence of their 'rights'. It traces the evolution of Britain's 'American Army' from a feeble, conservative and discredited organisation into a tough, flexible and innovative force whose victories ultimately won the respect of colonial Americans. By providing a voice for these neglected shock-troops of empire, Redcoats adds flesh and blood to Georgian Britain's 'sinews of power'.
Rebels And Redcoats The American Revolutionary War
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Author : Hugh Bicheno
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2014-01-30
Rebels And Redcoats The American Revolutionary War written by Hugh Bicheno and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-30 with History categories.
Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet. Controversial and revisionist history of America’s first civil war. Published with hugely successful accompanying four-part BBC TV series – written and presented by star military historian, Richard Holmes.
The Reb And The Redcoats
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Author : Constance Savery
language : en
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Release Date : 1999-04-18
The Reb And The Redcoats written by Constance Savery and has been published by Bethlehem Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-18 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In an interesting turnabout, the Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of a British family to whom an American prisoner of war has been entrusted. Technically the young prisoner is in Uncle Lawrence's custody, but the children soon forge a forbidden friendship with him after he nearly dies in an attempted escape. He becomes the Reb and they, his Redcoats. But when they learn of some events leading to his coming to Europe, even Uncle Lawrence, embittered by the unjust death of a friend in America, thaws toward him-but this doesn't stop the Reb from scheming to escape. Constance Savery deftly weaves themes of trust and forgiveness into an interesting plot with likeable characters.
British Redcoats
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Author : David Walsh
language : en
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Release Date : 2011-08-01
British Redcoats written by David Walsh and has been published by Bellwether Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Engaging images accompany information about British Redcoats. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Redcoats Revenge
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Author : David Fitz-Enz
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-09
Redcoats Revenge written by David Fitz-Enz and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09 with Fiction categories.
What if, on September 11, 1814, the United States had lost the close-run battle that Winston Churchill called the "most decisive" of the War of 1812? With a victory at Plattsburgh, would the British have eventually been able to regain control of their former colonies? Only one fleeting moment on Lake Champlain might have been needed to forever alter the young country's history and return it to the grip of King George III. Redcoats' Revenge brings the most successful field commander in history, the Duke of Wellington, to North America in 1814. A coalition of eight European countries has recently defeated Napoleon. With the emperor's threat to England eradicated, Wellington releases the most powerful military juggernaut for service in the Western Hemisphere. His audacious plan sends him and his avenging veteran redcoats plunging straight south from Lake Champlain toward New York City. In Washington, the streets crackle with tension at the news of British ships on the Chesapeake. The White House is promptly evacuated and the capital left undefended when a diversionary force approaches the city and chokes off Baltimore. President James Madison must now decide which of his generals is capable of successfully facing off with the Iron Duke. No friend of the tyrannical Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, Madison finally agrees that he may be the only commander with any hope of matching Wellington. Redcoats' Revenge is a vivid montage of the personalities and battles--real and quite possible--of the War of 1812. With its clever and compelling premise, this exciting alternate history will enthrall readers and reveal just how close the United States was to becoming a British colony once again.
A Rebel Among Redcoats
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Author : Jessica Gunderson
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2015
A Rebel Among Redcoats written by Jessica Gunderson and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Young Maggie Tinsdale fights for the patriot cause in this novel set in the Revolutionary War era.
Redcoats
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Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-08-19
Redcoats written by Philip Haythornthwaite and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-19 with History categories.
What was a British soldiers life like during the Napoleonic Wars? How was he recruited and trained? How did he live on home service and during service abroad? And what was his experience of battle? In this landmark book Philip Haythornthwaite traces the career of a British soldier from enlistment, through the key stages of his path through the military system, including combat, all the way to his eventual discharge. His fascinating account shows how varied the recruits of the day were, from urban dwellers and weavers to plowboys and laborers, and they came from all regions of the British Isles including Ireland and Scotland. Some of them may have justified the Duke of Wellingtons famous description of them as the scum of the earth. Yet these common soldiers were capable of extraordinary feats on campaign and on the battlefield that eventually turned the course of the war against Napoleon.
Black Redcoats
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Author : Matthew Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2024-05-30
Black Redcoats written by Matthew Taylor and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-30 with History categories.
Tells the story of the thousands of enslaved African Americans who fled to British forces during the war in what became the largest emancipation of enslaved Americans until the abolition of slavery in the United States. During the Anglo-American War of 1812, British forces launched hundreds of amphibious raids on the United States. The richest parts of the United States were slave-states, and thousands of enslaved African Americans fled to British forces in what was to be the largest emancipation of enslaved Americans until the abolition of slavery in the USA. From these refugees from slavery, the British built a force - the Corps of Colonial Marines. Black redcoats, they were a fusion of two great American fears, the return of the British King and an uprising by their own oppressed slaves. The Corps of Colonial Marines turned Britain's campaign on America's coasts from one of harassment to one of existential threat to the new nation. Although small in number, the Colonial Marines - fighting to liberate their own families as much as for Great Britain - exerted a massive psychological impact on the United States which paralysed American resistance with fear of a widespread slave uprising, and allowed British forces in the Chesapeake to burn down Washington DC. As well as examining this little-remembered part of British military and African-American history, this book will also look to the post-war history of the Colonial Marines, their continued survival as a unique ethnic group in the Caribbean today, and their involvement in the largest act of armed African-American resistance to slavery. The "Battle of Negro Fort" in 1816 was the only time American forces left American territory to destroy a fugitive slave community - a community led by former Colonial Marines who, when faced with American attack, raised the British flag. This book brings black history to the fore of the War of 1812, and gives a voice to those enslaved people who - amidst great power competition between a slave-holding Republic and a slave-holding Empire demonstrated exceptional bravery and initiative to gain precious freedom for themselves and their descendants.
Redcoat The British Soldier In The Age Of Horse And Musket
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Author : Richard Holmes
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-10-06
Redcoat The British Soldier In The Age Of Horse And Musket written by Richard Holmes and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with History categories.
Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.
Redcoats And Rebels
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Author : Christopher Hibbert
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2002
Redcoats And Rebels written by Christopher Hibbert and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
A full-scale popular history of the American War of Independence.