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Between 1817 and 1825, 10,000 British mercenaries, many of them veterans of the Napoleonic Wars, left Europe to join the armies and navies of Bolivar, San Martin, and other leaders fighting to liberate their countries from the colonial domination of Spain and Portugal. Very few of these mercenaries came back. Many succumbed to tropical diseases or battles, and the remainder settled in the new states that they helped to create.
This two-volume edition tells the little known story of these freedom mercenaries. Using historical evidence, this work offers a complete study of the struggle of both Britons and South Americans in these Wars of Independence and analyzes their actions in the larger context of the foreign policies of the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Imperial Russia, and the German States. Each volume features self-contained, but complementary chapters that follow one major unit or volunteer. Written in an approachable style, this book offers insight into an under-examined historical epic.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Lord Cochrane and William Miller in the Chilean Naval Squadron
Chapter 3 William Miller in the Peruvian Army
Chapter 4 Martin Guise: Father of the Peruvian Navy
Chapter 5 Richard Vawell and the Chilean Navy
Chapter 6 Lord Cochrane and the Brazilian Navy
Chapter 7 William Brown and the Argentinean Navy
Chapter 8 Walter Chitty in the Navies of Argentina and Colombia
Chapter 9 James Paroissien in Argentina, Chile, and Peru
Chapter 10 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The French
Chapter 11 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The Americans
Chapter 12 Volunteers of Other Nationalities: The Others
Chapter 13 The Foreign Legions of the Imperial Brazilian Army
Chapter 14 Wellesley, Castlereagh, Canning, and the Diplomatic Recognition of Latin America
Chapter 15 Merchants and Bankers
Chapter 16 Conclusions
Chapter 17 Appendix A. Diagram: Bolivar's Mercenaries
Chapter 18 Appendix B. Britain and the Congress of Panama
Chapter 19 Appendix C. William Bennet Stevenson
Chapter 20 Appendix D. The Royal Navy and South America
Chapter 21 Appendix E. British Diplomacy in the Independence of Brazil and Argentina (1808-1830)
Chapter 22 Appendix F. Latin America's English Century
Chapter 23 Appendix G. The United States and the Independence of Latin America
Chapter 24 Appendix H. France and the Independence of Latin America
Chapter 25 Appendix I. Imperial Russia and the Independence of Latin America
Chapter 26 Appendix J. The German States and the Independence of Latin America
Chapter 27 Appendix K. Latin America's German Century
Chapter 28 Appendix L. Chronology
Chapter 29 Appendix M. Maps
Chapter 30 Notes
Chapter 31 Index
Chapter 32 Bibliography
Chapter 33 About the Author
