America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental ArmyNYU Press, 1 nov 1995 - 270 pagina's A unique and revealing analysis of the diverse body that made up the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. One of the images Americans hold most dear is that of the drum-beating, fire-eating Yankee Doodle Dandy rebel, overpowering his British adversaries through sheer grit and determination. The myth of the classless, independence-minded farmer or hard-working artisan-turned-soldier is deeply ingrained in the national psyche. Charles Neimeyer here separates fact from fiction, revealing for the first time who really served in the army during the Revolution and why. His conclusions are startling. Because the army relied primarily on those not connected to the new American aristocracy, the African Americans, Irish, Germans, Native Americans, laborers-for-hire, and “free white men on the move” who served in the army were only rarely altruistic patriots driven by a vision of liberty and national unity. Bringing to light the true composition of the enlisted ranks, the relationships of African-Americans and of Native Americans to the army, and numerous acts of mutiny, desertion, and resistance against officers and government, Charles Patrick Neimeyer here provides the first comprehensive and historically accurate portrait of the Continental soldier. |
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... Ireland . " Southern states used convicts as soldiers and were happy to get them . Prisoners of war were courted by both sides , and Washington unsuccessfully admonished his recruiters to stop accepting them . Nathanael Greene thought ...
... Ireland . " Southern states used convicts as soldiers and were happy to get them . Prisoners of war were courted by both sides , and Washington unsuccessfully admonished his recruiters to stop accepting them . Nathanael Greene thought ...
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... Ireland for the colonies accounted for 2.3 percent of their home population . The British and Irish contributions , however , represented only part of the emigration equation from Europe . During the same years , " at least 12,000 ...
... Ireland for the colonies accounted for 2.3 percent of their home population . The British and Irish contributions , however , represented only part of the emigration equation from Europe . During the same years , " at least 12,000 ...
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... Ireland , and one each from Scotland , Nova Scotia , and Jamaica . However , the 1782 muster records revealed that native soldiers enlisted from all parts of the state of Massachusetts , including Maine , and did not necessarily ...
... Ireland , and one each from Scotland , Nova Scotia , and Jamaica . However , the 1782 muster records revealed that native soldiers enlisted from all parts of the state of Massachusetts , including Maine , and did not necessarily ...
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... Ireland. For many Americans, Ireland was a kindred spirit and an entity separate from Great Britain; it was another land held in subjugation and oppression. Stories carried to America by emigrants strengthened the connection between the ...
... Ireland. For many Americans, Ireland was a kindred spirit and an entity separate from Great Britain; it was another land held in subjugation and oppression. Stories carried to America by emigrants strengthened the connection between the ...
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... American rebellion, “What redress do you expect for grievances in America, which [had been long] grown familiar in England, and almost the established sole mode of government in Ireland?” Lucas equated “oppression” in America with.
... American rebellion, “What redress do you expect for grievances in America, which [had been long] grown familiar in England, and almost the established sole mode of government in Ireland?” Lucas equated “oppression” in America with.
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America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army Charles Patrick Neimeyer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1996 |
America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army Charles Patrick Neimeyer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 1997 |
America Goes to War: A Social History of the Continental Army Charles Patrick Neimeyer Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1997 |
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