British soldiers, American war
Subtitle: voices of the American Revolution
By: Don N. Hagist with drawings by Eric H. Schnitzer
Publisher: Westholme
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Yardley, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781594161674
Subjects: Military life; British Personal narratives; British forces; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; History
Description: "The first collection of personal narratives by British common soldiers ever assembled and published."--Front jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-343) and index.
Table of contents: title: The volunteer soldier : John Robert Shaw, 33rd Regiment of Foot; title: Volunteering for American service : William Crawford, 20th Regiment of Foot; title: Wanderlust and roving : Valentine Duckett, 65th Regiment of Foot; title: Literacy and education : Thomas Watson, 23rd Regiment of Foot; title: Free time for industry and mischief : Robert Young, 33rd Regiment of Foot; title: Unwilling volunteers and criminals : Ebenezer Fox, 88th Regiment of Foot; title: The pensioner : George Fox, 7th and 47th Regiments of Foot; title: The faithful soldier : Alexander Andrew, 44th Regiment of Foot; title: The aspiring soldier : William Burke, 45th Regiment of Foot.