Author: Mark Urban
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802718957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The American Revolution from a unique perspective--as seen through the eyes of a redcoat regiment. From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the war was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, and with compelling narrative flair, Mark Urban reveals the inner life of the 23rd Regiment, the Fusiliers-and through it, of the British army as a whole-as it fought one of the pivotal campaigns of world history. Describing how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, Urban shows how the foundations were laid for the redcoats' subsequent heroic performance against Napoleon. Fighting the climactic battles of the Revolution in the American south, the Fusiliers became one of the crack regiments of the army, never believing themselves to have been defeated. But the letters from members of the 23rd and other archival accounts reveal much more than battle details. Living the Revolution day-to-day, the Fusiliers witnessed acts of kindness and atrocity on both sides unrecorded in histories of the war. Their observations bring the conflict down to human scale and provide a unique insight into soldiering in the late eighteenth century. Fusiliers will challenge the prevailing stereotypes of the enemy redcoats and offer an invaluable new perspective on a defining period in American history.
Fusiliers
Author: Mark Urban
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802718957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The American Revolution from a unique perspective--as seen through the eyes of a redcoat regiment. From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the war was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, and with compelling narrative flair, Mark Urban reveals the inner life of the 23rd Regiment, the Fusiliers-and through it, of the British army as a whole-as it fought one of the pivotal campaigns of world history. Describing how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, Urban shows how the foundations were laid for the redcoats' subsequent heroic performance against Napoleon. Fighting the climactic battles of the Revolution in the American south, the Fusiliers became one of the crack regiments of the army, never believing themselves to have been defeated. But the letters from members of the 23rd and other archival accounts reveal much more than battle details. Living the Revolution day-to-day, the Fusiliers witnessed acts of kindness and atrocity on both sides unrecorded in histories of the war. Their observations bring the conflict down to human scale and provide a unique insight into soldiering in the late eighteenth century. Fusiliers will challenge the prevailing stereotypes of the enemy redcoats and offer an invaluable new perspective on a defining period in American history.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802718957
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The American Revolution from a unique perspective--as seen through the eyes of a redcoat regiment. From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the war was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, and with compelling narrative flair, Mark Urban reveals the inner life of the 23rd Regiment, the Fusiliers-and through it, of the British army as a whole-as it fought one of the pivotal campaigns of world history. Describing how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, Urban shows how the foundations were laid for the redcoats' subsequent heroic performance against Napoleon. Fighting the climactic battles of the Revolution in the American south, the Fusiliers became one of the crack regiments of the army, never believing themselves to have been defeated. But the letters from members of the 23rd and other archival accounts reveal much more than battle details. Living the Revolution day-to-day, the Fusiliers witnessed acts of kindness and atrocity on both sides unrecorded in histories of the war. Their observations bring the conflict down to human scale and provide a unique insight into soldiering in the late eighteenth century. Fusiliers will challenge the prevailing stereotypes of the enemy redcoats and offer an invaluable new perspective on a defining period in American history.
The Royal fusiliers in the great war
Author: H.C. O'Neill
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Historical Record of the Seventh Regiment, Or the Royal Fusiliers
Author:
Publisher: London : Parker, Furnivall & Parker
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher: London : Parker, Furnivall & Parker
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War
Author: Cecil Francis Romer
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War" (With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland) by Cecil Francis Romer, Arthur Edward Mainwaring. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War" (With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland) by Cecil Francis Romer, Arthur Edward Mainwaring. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Services of the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers), from 1842 to the present time, being a sequel to the “Services of the Madras European Regiment, by a Staff Officer,” etc
Author: Thomas Raikes (Colonel.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Historical Record of the Seventh Regiment, of the Royal Fusiliers
Author: Richard Cannon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734062829
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Historical Record of the Seventh Regiment, of the Royal Fusiliers by Richard Cannon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734062829
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Historical Record of the Seventh Regiment, of the Royal Fusiliers by Richard Cannon
Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot, Or Northumberland Fusiliers
Author: Richard Cannon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A Short History of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Author: E. O. Skaife
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Historical Records of the 7th Or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Author: John Percy Groves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Fairies and Fusiliers
Author: Robert Graves
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465522913
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465522913
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 59
Book Description