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Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the German corps, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the North to West Florida and Cuba in the South. They shared in every significant British military triumph and defeat. Thousands died of disease, were killed in battle, were captured by the enemy, or deserted.
Collectively, they recorded their experiences and observations of the war they fought in, the land they traversed, and the people they encountered in a large body of letters, diaries, and similar private and official records. Friederike Baer presents a study of Britain's war against the American rebels from the perspective of the German soldiers, a people uniquely positioned both in the midst of the war and at its margins. The book offers a ground-breaking reimagining of this watershed event in world history.
Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: " Britain's Decision to Hire German Auxiliaries Chapter 2: " Recruiting the Auxiliaries Chapter 3: " The Voyage to America Chapter 4: " New York and New Jersey, 1776 Chapter 5: " Trenton, 1776 Chapter 6: " Canada, 1776 and 1777 Chapter 7: " Fort Stanwix, Saratoga, Quebec, 1777 to 1783 Chapter 8: " Captivity, 1776 to 1781 Chapter 9: " Philadelphia, 1777 Chapter 10: " Philadelphia, Rhode Island, New York, 1778 to 1780 Chapter 11: ": The Spanish Borderlands, 1778 to 1782 Chapter 12: " Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, 1778 to 1782 Chapter 13: " Captivity after Yorktown, 1781 to 1783 Chapter 14: " Evacuation, 1783 Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
