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Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1) Rene Chartrand

Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1) By Rene Chartrand

Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1) by Rene Chartrand


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Summary

The French Revolution was resisted by many of the aristocracy in an attempt to restore the King. The forces raised by these exiled officers fought alongside the British Army on battlefields from Holland to the West Indies and are covered in detail in this volume, including weapons and uniforms.

Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1) Summary

Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1): 17931802 by Rene Chartrand

Following the Revolution in 1789, members of the aristocracy were increasingly persecuted, and many of them fled abroad. These exiles became known collectively as 'emigres', and despite initial confusions and indecision, many of them were taken into British service. This fine text by Rene Chartrand examines the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Emigre troops in British service from 1793 to 1802, accompanied by plenty of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Patrice Courcelle.

About Rene Chartrand

Rene Chartrand was born in Montral and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant for cinema and historic sites restorations. He has written numerous articles and books including almost 20 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of Canadian Military Heritage. Also a student of wines, he currently lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught; he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private collections. His dramatic and lucid style has won him plenty of admiration in the field of military illustration. His other enthusiasms include music, from Clapton and the blues to Mahler, and cooking. Patrice lives a few miles from the battlefield of Waterloo with his wife and son.

Table of Contents

Organization and uniforms; cavalry; line infantry; light infantry; specialists and auxiliary forces; weapons.

Additional information

GOR008253920
9781855327665
185532766X
Emigre and Foreign Troops in British Service (1): 17931802 by Rene Chartrand
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1999-05-28
50
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