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Informationen zum Autor 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 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Paul Chappell has had a keen interest in military history for a number of years, which has proved invaluable in his illustrating. His previous work for Osprey includes Men-at-Arms 292 King George's Army 1740-1793: (3). Paul currently lives with his family in Minnesota in the United States. Klappentext Two centuries ago! the West Indies were a booming set of islands where vast fortunes were made. By the late 1790s! the West Indies attracted four-fifths of British overseas capital investments and provided over one-eight of the government's 31.5 million total net revenue to the Treasury. These figures explain the tremendous numbers of naval and military forces deployed to protect these valuable Caribbean territories during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and beyond. This fascinating volume by Rene Chartrand examines these forces! including a wealth of illustrations and photographs and eight full page colour plates by Paul Chappell. Zusammenfassung This fascinating volume examines the tremendous numbers of naval and military forces deployed to protect Britain's valuable Caribbean territories, featuring illustrations, photographs and eight full-page colour plates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Chronology · British Army West Indies Dress · Saint-Dominigue (Haiti) · Black Chasseurs · Black Regular Troops · Uniforms of the West India Regiments · European Colonial Troops · Militias · The Plates
