René Chartrand

American Loyalist Troops 1775-84 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Embleton, Gerry; Rotherham, Ian

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

To celebrate the 450th title in the Men-at-Arms series, this book examines in unprecedented depth the units and the uniforms of a still-controversial army: the many thousands of American colonists who chose to fight for King George during the Revolution.

As well as the better-known corps from the Atlantic seaboard, the author covers the units raised for service against the Spanish in the Floridas, the Caribbean islands and Central America. The text is illustrated with portraits, photographs of rare surviving artefacts, and with color reconstructions by Gerry Embleton, the respected expert on 18th century American forces whose work has been exhibited in the Smithsonian Institute.

A fascinating overview of a forgotten piece of history, this is the story of the American volunteers for the British cause during the American Revolutionary War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846037801
• Artikelnr.: 44868338

Autorenporträt

René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 30 Osprey titles.

Gerry Embleton is an internationally respected authority on military costume and material culture, in particular the 15th and 18th centuries. He has illustrated more than 40 Osprey titles, including many with his son Sam.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
LOYALIST PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR ACTIONS
UNIT HISTORIES: The 13 Colonies; Canada; Nova Scotia, Island of St John &
Newfoundland; East & West Florida; West Indies & Central America
LOYAL VOLUNTEER MILITIAS
AFTERMATH
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
PLATE COMMENTARIES: Uniforms: the American command - the Canadian command
INDEX