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Redcoats, the British soldier and war in the Americas, 1755-1763, Stephen Brumwell

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-342) and index

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Stephen Brumwell

"Recent scholarship has highlighted the significance of the Seven Years War for the destiny of Britain's Atlantic empire. This major study offers an important new perspective through a vivid and scholarly account of the regular troops at the sharp end of that conflict's bloody and decisive American campaigns. Fresh sources are employed to challenge enduring stereotypes regarding both the social composition and military prowess of the 'redcoats'. The book shows how the humble soldiers who fought from Novia Scotia to Cuba developed a powerful esprit de corps that equipped them to defy savage discipline in defence of their 'rights'. It traces the evolution of Britain's 'American Army' from a feeble, conservative and discredited organisation into a tough, flexible and innovative force whose victories ultimately won the respect of colonial Americans. By providing a voice for these neglected shocktroops of empire, Redcoats adds flesh and blood to Georgian Britain's 'sinews of power'."--Jacket

the British soldier and war in the Americas, 1755-1763

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations used in footnotes -- Introduction : approaching the "American army" -- Britain's war effort in the Americas -- Gone for a soldier -- Following the drum -- The environmental parameters of American campaigning -- The "American army" and Native Americans -- Irregular warfare in the Americas -- The tactical evolution of the redcoats -- The highland battalions in the Americas -- The legacies of the "American army" -- Appendix: statistical tables -- Bibliography -- Index