{"product_id":"german-troops-in-the-american-revolution-1-hessen-cassel-9781472840158","title":"German Troops in the American Revolution (1): Hessen-Cassel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a highly detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War and won a distinguished reputation on a host of battlefields.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship between Britain and various German principalities. These troops were widely referred to as mercenaries, implying that they sold their services individually, but they were in fact regular troops hired as a body by the British. Initially feared by the American population, the German troops came to be highly respected by their opponents. Their role in the fighting would inform the tactics and methods of a generation of German officers who returned to Europe after the war, many of whom went on to hold senior commands during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe largest body of German troops (numbering 12,000 men including artillery and light troops, the famous \u003ci\u003eJ ger\u003c\/i\u003e) was from Hessen-Cassel. The only German contingent to be employed as a unit under its own general officers, they were clothed and equipped in the style of Frederick the Great's Prussians and were trained in much the same way. Many had seen active service during the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and served under career officers; they were well-disciplined and competent but showed little overt enthusiasm for the British cause. The troops of Hessen-Cassel would participate in every major campaign of the conflict, with the specialized skills of the \u003ci\u003eJ ger \u003c\/i\u003ebeing particularly in demand. Fully illustrated, this lively study examines the organization, appearance, weapons, and equipment of the Hessen-Cassel troops who fought for King George in the American Revolutionary War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472840158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48","brand":"Donald M. Londahl-Smidt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38351912173749,"sku":"9781472840158","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e09877f1-97ce-45c2-9a3e-aed9f5547124.jpg?v=1611650089","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/german-troops-in-the-american-revolution-1-hessen-cassel-9781472840158","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}