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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... Prisoners of war were courted by both sides , and Washington unsuccessfully admonished his recruiters to stop accepting them . Nathanael Greene thought that the Carolina militia that opposed Cornwallis " were the worst in the world ...
... Prisoners of war were courted by both sides , and Washington unsuccessfully admonished his recruiters to stop accepting them . Nathanael Greene thought that the Carolina militia that opposed Cornwallis " were the worst in the world ...
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... for American Independence.” They often harangued captive Hessian prisoners of war and attempted to convince them to abandon the British and join the Continental army.3 The Germans and America The large prewar German population of.
... for American Independence.” They often harangued captive Hessian prisoners of war and attempted to convince them to abandon the British and join the Continental army.3 The Germans and America The large prewar German population of.
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... prisoners of war to serve in the Continental forces or work for American entrepreneurs in war - related industries ( farms , iron forges , shoemaking , etc. ) and thereby directly expose them to the republican institutions of America ...
... prisoners of war to serve in the Continental forces or work for American entrepreneurs in war - related industries ( farms , iron forges , shoemaking , etc. ) and thereby directly expose them to the republican institutions of America ...
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... prisoners and stabbed another with the broken end. Carting them off to a jail and confining them without food or water, agents of Jacob Faesch caught up with the party and offered to pay the thirty dollars for the men. Seeing no other ...
... prisoners and stabbed another with the broken end. Carting them off to a jail and confining them without food or water, agents of Jacob Faesch caught up with the party and offered to pay the thirty dollars for the men. Seeing no other ...
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... prisoners fell into American hands after Trenton. Before 1777, many Hessians had been convinced by their officers that horrible ends awaited them if they fell into the hands of the rebels. They were told that they would “have their ...
... prisoners fell into American hands after Trenton. Before 1777, many Hessians had been convinced by their officers that horrible ends awaited them if they fell into the hands of the rebels. They were told that they would “have their ...
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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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