Hessians : German soldiers in the American revolutionary war

Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, the soldiers and accompanying civilians, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in...

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Auteur principal: Baer, Friederike 1976- (Auteur)
Format: Ebook
Langue:English
Publié: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022
Sujets:Hessian mercenaries United States-History-Revolution, 1775-1783-Participation, German Electronic books
Description matérielle:1 online resource (529 pages)