German Troops in the American Revolution Londahl-Smidt Donald M.
German Troops in the American Revolution Londahl-Smidt Donald M. This is a highly detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War and won a…
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German Troops in the American Revolution Londahl-Smidt Donald M.
This is a highly detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War and won a distinguished reputation on a host of battlefields.During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. These troops were widely referred to as mercenaries, implying that they sold their services individually, but they were in fact regular troops hired as a body by the British. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship between Britain and various German principalities.
Their role in the fighting would inform the tactics and methods of a generation of German officers who returned to Europe after the war, many of Initially feared by the American population, the German troops came to be highly respected by their opponents.