Colonial American Troops 1610 1774 3

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841763248
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colonial American Troops 1610–1774 (1) written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2002-04-25 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest English settlements the survival of the infant colonies in North America depended upon local militias. Throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries the burden of successive wars with the American Indians, and with the regular troops and militias of Britain's colonial rivals France and Spain, fell mainly upon locally raised volunteers. This first of a fascinating three-part study includes a general introduction and chronology, and chapters on Crown troops in North America; and begins a colony-by-colony review of militias and provincial units. The text is illustrated with rare early images and with eight specially commissioned full colour plates.

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841764832
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colonial American Troops 1610–1774 (3) written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest English settlements the survival of the infant colonies in North America depended upon local militias. Before the mid-18th century royal troops were seldom shipped out from Britain, and the main burden of successive wars with the American Indians, and with Britain's colonial rivals France and Spain, fell upon locally raised units, which also fought alongside the Crown forces during the major operations of the French-Indian War of the 1750s. This final book of a fascinating three-part study covers the militias and provincial troops raised in the Carolinas, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Nova Scotia, Hudson's Bay and Quebec Province; and also Rangers, and colors and standards.

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849085986
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before England established a serious presence in the New World, Spain had already established an overseas Empire. In North America, this included vast tracts of territory including most of what today comprises the states of Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Illinois and California. In later years, as the British and the French came to expand their claims, they often came into conflict with the Spanish. The Spanish also played a significant part during the American Revolution, fighting against the British and drawing off forces needed to fight the Americans. This book covers all of the North American Spanish forces that fought in the campaigns of the 18th century.

Author : Gary Zaboly
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781841766492
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Colonial Ranger written by Gary Zaboly and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines the development of the Colonial Rangers in this period, and shows how they were taught to survive in the woods, to fight hand-to-hand, to scalp a fallen foe, and to fight across all types of terrain and in all weather conditions. Based on previously unpublished source material, it paints a vivid picture of the life, appearance and experiences of an American colonial ranger in the northern colonies. Covering the battle at Lovewell's Pond in 1725, a watershed event in New England's frontier history, through to King George's War (1740-1748), the rangers were prepared for the final imperial contest for control of North America, the French-Indian War (1754-1763).

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526725231
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Armies of Early Colonial North America, 1607–1713 written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabriele Esposito presents a detailed overview of the military history of Colonial North America during its earliest period, from the first colonial settlement in Jamestown to the end of the first continental war fought in the Americas. He follows the development of organization and uniforms not only for the British Colonies of North America but also for the French ones of Canada. Every colonial unit formed by the Europeans in the New World, as well as the regular troops sent to America by Britain and France, is covered in detail: from the early militias of the Thirteen Colonies to the expeditionary forces formed during the War of the Spanish Succession. Great military events, like King Philips War or Bacons Rebellion, are analyzed and the evolution of tactics employed in this theater are discussed, showing how much warfare was influenced by the terrain and conditions in North America. Dozens of illustrations, including color art works, show the first military uniforms ever worn in North America, as well as interesting details of weaponry and equipment used.

Author : Terry Crowdy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000232
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book French Revolutionary Infantry 1789–1802 written by Terry Crowdy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years immediately following the French Revolution of 1789 saw an extraordinary transformation of the French army. From a distrusted instrument of the feudal power of the king and nobility, it became the symbol of liberty and citizenship. The transition was complex and painful, as the remnants of the old professional army were joined by a flood of civilian volunteers and conscripts, of whom even the best were short of everything except republican fervour. This book describes the stages of the rebirth that produced an army capable of beating off half the monarchies of Europe, thus laying the foundations for Napoleon's unique victories ten years later.

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1399051946
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Army of George II, 1727-1760 written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabriele Esposito provides a detailed overview of the history, organization and uniforms of the British military forces during the long reign of George II (1727-1760). Perhaps best known for the Jacobite Rebellion, this period saw the British military forces greatly expanded and involved in two major international conflicts: the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years’ War. The latter was truly a global war, subsuming the French and Indian wars fought in the Americas, as well as conflicts in India and elsewhere. By 1760, despite achieving little in Europe, Great Britain had been able to expel the French from both Canada and India. After a brief overview of the British forces prior to the period, the author examines each component. He covers not only the regular cavalry and infantry (the Guards, line, Highland and light regiments) but also the artillery and Royal Engineers, Corps of Invalids, the Fencibles, naval infantry, the auxiliary corps created to face the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the ‘allied’ contingents from Germany and the Netherlands that fought for Great Britain during the period 1745-1760. There are chapters devoted to the colonial forces deployed in the Thirteen Colonies of North America, with full details on the American militia and provincial military units, as well as forces deployed in the Caribbean and the military contingents of the East India Company. The book is illustrated throughout with excellent color illustrations from The Cloathing Book commissioned in 1742 by the Duke of Cumberland and from the oil paintings of David Morier preserved in the Royal Collections.

Author : Martin Windrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962673
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Osprey Men-At-Arms written by Martin Windrow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Osprey's renowned Men-at-Arms series over the last forty years. Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, with head and tails bands and a ribbon bookmark, the collection contains the most treasured illustrations from the vast archives of this respected series and is a classic, collectable item for all military history enthusiasts.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782003169
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America’s Elite written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Elites takes the reader through some of the most dramatic special forces operations in US history, from sniping British commanders during the Revolutionary War to Riverine incursions in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, and from demolition missions on D-Day to the SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in 2011. Training and selection procedures are explained in detail, and the book also describes some of the technologies that have separated regular soldiers from their Special Forces counterparts. Illustrated throughout with striking photography and artworks, America's Elites forms the most comprehensive and visually impressive single-volume guide to US Special Forces available.

Author : Philip Katcher
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850451481
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Provincial Corps 1775–84 written by Philip Katcher and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1973-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially British officials of the American Revolutionary War were reluctant to accept the offers of loyal subjects to form fighting units but eventually the potential of a Provincial corps was realized. Yet they never received the whole-hearted support of the British regular army and this was a factor in their eventual defeat. Nonetheless the Provincial Corps served with distinction – even fighting against the Spanish in Nicaragua and the Bahamas – and some remained in service for several more years by relocating to Canada. This book examines their experiences in this continental conflict and details their uniforms and equipment.