German Forces and the British Army - Interactions and Perceptions, 1742-1815

Informationen zum Autor Mark Wishon is a Lecturer on Eighteenth Century Europe and Modern Britain at the University of California San Diego, USA, and a recent graduate from University College London, UK. His research interests include immigration, the Atlantic World and all aspects of English and British history. Klappentext This book examines the partnerships between Britain's famed redcoats and the foreign corps that were a consistent and valuable part of Britain's military endeavors in the eighteenth century. While most histories have portrayed these associations as fraught with discord, a study of eyewitness accounts tells a different story. Zusammenfassung This book examines the partnerships between Britain's famed redcoats and the foreign corps that were a consistent and valuable part of Britain's military endeavors in the eighteenth century. While most histories have portrayed these associations as fraught with discord! a study of eyewitness accounts tells a different story. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. National Character and Transnational Professionalism 2. Britain's German Allies 3. German Auxiliaries 4. Case Study One - The 'Hessians' in the American War 5. Germans within the British Army 6. Case Study Two - The King's German Legion, 1803-1815 7. Composition, Integration and Treatment 8. Anglo-German Interactions in the KGL 9. Conclusion Notes

List of contents

Introduction 1. National Character and Transnational Professionalism 2. Britain's German Allies 3. German Auxiliaries 4. Case Study One - The 'Hessians' in the American War 5. Germans within the British Army 6. Case Study Two - The King's German Legion, 1803-1815 7. Composition, Integration and Treatment 8. Anglo-German Interactions in the KGL 9. Conclusion Notes

Product details

• Authors: M Wishon, M. Wishon, Mark Wishon, WISHON MARK
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2013
• EAN: 9781137284006
• ISBN: 978-1-137-28400-6
• No. of pages: 281
• Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750; War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750; War, Culture and Society, 1750 -1850; War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Geschichte, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, B, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, History, European History, Westeuropa, Social History, military history, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Western Europe, imperialism, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Imperialism and Colonialism, Europe—History, History of Military