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Author | : René Chartrand |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2013-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472807200 |
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Following the Revolution in 1789, members of the aristocracy were increasingly persecuted, and many of them fled abroad. These exiles became known collectively as 'émigrés', and despite initial confusions and indecision, many of them were taken into British service. This fine text by René Chartrand examines the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Émigré troops in British service from 1793 to 1802, accompanied by plenty of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Patrice Courcelle.
Author | : René Chartrand |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-05-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781855327665 |
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Following the Revolution in 1789, members of the aristocracy were increasingly persecuted, and many of them fled abroad. These exiles became known collectively as 'émigrés', and despite initial confusions and indecision, many of them were taken into British service. This fine text by René Chartrand examines the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Émigré troops in British service from 1793 to 1802, accompanied by plenty of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Patrice Courcelle.
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Author | : René Chartrand |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2013-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472807197 |
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Following the Revolution in 1789, members of the aristocracy were increasingly persecuted, and many of them fled abroad. These exiles became known collectively as 'émigrés', and despite initial confusions and indecision, many of them were taken into British service. This fine text by René Chartrand examines the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Émigré troops in British service from 1793 to 1802, accompanied by plenty of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Patrice Courcelle.
Author | : Martin Windrow |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2012-01-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1780962673 |
Download Osprey Men-At-Arms Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 | : David Lambert |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2024-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1009464418 |
Download Soldiers of Uncertain Rank Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A cultural, military and imperial history of the Black soldiers of Britain's West India Regiments.
Author | : M. Wishon |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2013-07-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137284013 |
Download German Forces and the British Army Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Mike Chappell |
Publisher | : Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
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Download The King's German Legion (1) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The formation of the King's German Legion resulted from the occupation of Hanover, their homeland, by the French in 1803. After assorted expeditions including Copenhagen in 1807 and Moore's retreat to Corunna, the Legion joined Sir Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsula. It was here that they were to earn undying renown as the crack corps of Wellington's army. The Legion represented about 20% of Wellington's fighting strength and distinguished itself in all the major actions, including their famous charge at Garcia Hernandez during the Salamanca campaign (1812), which was fought during the Peninsular War (1808-1814).
Author | : Stuart Reid |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2011-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1849085080 |
Download Armies of the Irish Rebellion 1798 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1798, the Irish rose up against the corrupt English government run out of Dublin. Joined by both Protestants and Catholics, the rebellion quickly spread across the country. Although the Irish peasantry were armed mostly with pikes, they were able to overwhelm a number of small, isolated British outposts. However, even with the half-hearted assistance of the French, the Irish could not compete with the organized ranks of the British Army when under competent leadership. In a brutal turning of the tide, the Redcoats plowed through the rebels. In just three months, between 15,000 and 30,000 people died, most of them Irish. This book tells the story of this harsh, but fascinating, period of Irish history and covers the organization and uniforms of the forces involved.
Author | : Stuart Reid |
Publisher | : Frontline Books |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2021-07-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526758474 |
Download Egypt 1801 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The first campaign medal awarded to British soldiers is reckoned to be that given to those men who fought at Waterloo in 1815, but a decade and a half earlier a group of regiments were awarded a unique badge – a figure of a Sphinx - to mark their service in Egypt in 1801. It was a fitting distinction, for the successful campaign was a remarkable one, fought far from home by a British army which had so far not distinguished itself in battle against Revolutionary France, and one moreover which had the most profound consequences in the Napoleonic wars to come. In 1798 a quixotic French expedition led by a certain General Bonaparte not only to seize Egypt and consolidate French influence in the Mediterranean, but also to open up a direct route to Indian and provide an opportunity to destroy the East India Company and fatally weaken Great Britain. In the event, General Bonaparte returned to France to mount a coup which would eventually see him installed as Emperor of the French, but behind him he abandoned his army, which remained in control of Egypt, still posing a possible threat to the East India Company, until in 1801 a large but rather heterogeneous British Army led by Sir Ralph Abercrombie landed and in a series of hard-fought battles utterly defeated the French. Not only did this campaign establish the hitherto rather doubtful reputation of the British Army, and help secure India, but its capture en route of the islands of Malta gained Britain a base which would enable it to dominate the Mediterranean for the next century and a half. This little understood, but profoundly important campaign at last receives the treatment it deserves in the hands of renowned historian Stuart Reid.