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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... Johann Heinrichs of the Hessian Jaeger Corps wrote a friend in 1776 that people should " not call the war an American Rebellion , [ for ] it is nothing more than an Irish - Scotch Presbyterian Rebellion . " 23 British Captain Joshua ...
... Johann Heinrichs of the Hessian Jaeger Corps wrote a friend in 1776 that people should " not call the war an American Rebellion , [ for ] it is nothing more than an Irish - Scotch Presbyterian Rebellion . " 23 British Captain Joshua ...
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... Johann Carl Buettner . The experience of Buettner illustrates vividly how many young German immigrants must have ended up in uniform during the Revolution . It appeared that Buettner had drifted about the towns of Germany during the ...
... Johann Carl Buettner . The experience of Buettner illustrates vividly how many young German immigrants must have ended up in uniform during the Revolution . It appeared that Buettner had drifted about the towns of Germany during the ...
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... that appeals to ethnic blocs might help to hold the forces of rebellion together, members of Congress and state governments actively courted men like Johann Buettner. North Carolina's delegate to Congress, Joseph Hewes, wrote to James.
... that appeals to ethnic blocs might help to hold the forces of rebellion together, members of Congress and state governments actively courted men like Johann Buettner. North Carolina's delegate to Congress, Joseph Hewes, wrote to James.
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... Johann Buettner joined, the Ottendorf Corps. Not too much is known about this unit except that its commander, Captain von Ottendorff, a German adventurer, allegedly deserted the army about midwar and joined with Benedict Arnold after he ...
... Johann Buettner joined, the Ottendorf Corps. Not too much is known about this unit except that its commander, Captain von Ottendorff, a German adventurer, allegedly deserted the army about midwar and joined with Benedict Arnold after he ...
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... Johann Gottfried Seume was one who apparently fell into the hands of Hessian recruiters . Seume's memoirs revealed his erstwhile comrades to be " a true pell - mell of human souls . " He described various members of his unit as " a ...
... Johann Gottfried Seume was one who apparently fell into the hands of Hessian recruiters . Seume's memoirs revealed his erstwhile comrades to be " a true pell - mell of human souls . " He described various members of his unit as " a ...
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The Struggle for Indian Allies | |
The Soldier as Wage | |
Resistance Punishment | |
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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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