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Informationen zum Autor By Moises Enrique Rodriguez Klappentext Between 1817 and 1825, 10,000 British mercenaries, many of them veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, left Europe to join the armies and navies of Bolivar, San Martin, and other leaders fighting to liberate their countries from the colonial domination of Spain and Portugal. Very few of these mercenaries came back. Many succumbed to tropical diseases or battles, and the remainder settled in the new states that they helped to create. This two-volume edition tells the little known story of these freedom mercenaries. Using historical evidence, this work offers a complete study of the struggle of both Britons and South Americans in these Wars of Independence and analyzes their actions in the larger context of the foreign policies of the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Imperial Russia, and the German States. Each volume features self-contained, but complementary chapters that follow one major unit or volunteer. Written in an approachable style, this book offers insight into an under-examined historical epic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Lord Cochrane and William Miller in the Chilean Naval Squadron Chapter 3 William Miller in the Peruvian Army Chapter 4 Martin Guise: Father of the Peruvian Navy Chapter 5 Richard Vawell and the Chilean Navy Chapter 6 Lord Cochrane and the Brazilian Navy Chapter 7 William Brown and the Argentinean Navy Chapter 8 Walter Chitty in the Navies of Argentina and Colombia Chapter 9 James Paroissien in Argentina, Chile, and Peru Chapter 10 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The French Chapter 11 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The Americans Chapter 12 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The Others Chapter 13 The Foreign Legions of the Imperial Brazilian Army Chapter 14 Wellesley, Castlereagh, Canning, and the Diplomatic Recognition of Latin America Chapter 15 Merchants and Bankers Chapter 16 Conclusions Chapter 17 Appendix A. Diagram: Bolivar's Mercenaries Chapter 18 Appendix B. Britain and the Congress of Panama Chapter 19 Appendix C. William Bennet Stevenson Chapter 20 Appendix D. The Royal Navy and South America Chapter 21 Appendix E. British Diplomacy in the Independence of Brazil and Argentina (1808-1830) Chapter 22 Appendix F. Latin America's English Century Chapter 23 Appendix G. The United States and the Independence of Latin America Chapter 24 Appendix H. France and the Independence of Latin America Chapter 25 Appendix I. Imperial Russia and the Independence of Latin America Chapter 26 Appendix J. The German States and the Independence of Latin America Chapter 27 Appendix K. Latin America's German Century Chapter 28 Appendix L. Chronology Chapter 29 Appendix M. Maps Chapter 30 Notes Chapter 31 Index Chapter 32 Bibliography Chapter 33 About the Author...
