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Soldiers for Sale


Éditeur : Baraka Books
ISBN numérique PDF: 9781926824338
ISBN numérique ePub: 9781926824321
Parution : 2012
Catégorisation : Livres numériques / Autre / Autre / Autre.

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Description

The British Army that fought the American Revolutionaries was in fact an Anglo-German army. The British Crown had doubts about the willingness of English soldiers to fight against other English-speaking people in North America. It also doubted the loyalty of the Canadiens who had only just been taken over after the conquest of New France. It thus turned to the princes of German States, who were also relatives of England’s ruling family, to obtain troops. To the Americans, these soldiers are known as The Hessians. In return for large amounts of money, German princes and barons provided about 30,000 soldiers, of whom some 10,000 were located in Canada for up to seven years and 2,400 chose to remain in Canada after the war. Many were dragged unwillingly from their families and sent to fight in a war in which they had no interest. Those who remained in Canada represented close to 5 percent of the male population at the time. They melted into the French and English-speaking societies, their names were Gallicized or Anglicized, but their history was unknown until this book appeared, even to their own descendants. Reviews and Endorsements “Some works are models serve as reminders to new historians. Soldiers for Sale is one such book. The author carefully sets the historical stage and meticulously describes the recruitment of soldiers, their arrival in North America, and the contribution of those who chose to remain.” Jean Levasseur, Nouvelles etudes francophones “Jean-Pierre Wilhelmy’s research on the German mercenaries is the most important study in Quebec on this subject… It is a ‘must’ read for anybody interested in the subject.” Louise Chevrier, Histoire Québec

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Soldiers for Sale

Éditeur : Baraka Books
ISBN : 9781926824321
Parution : 2012