Frederick the Great’s Allies 1756–63

by Reid, Stuart; Embleton, Gerry; Embleton, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781849081771
• ISBN10: 1849081778
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-21
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

This book describes and illustrates the organization and uniforms of the Allied contingents during the Seven Years' War. At the outbreak of the war King George II's dual role as King of England and Elector of Hanover led to Britain creating and funding an alliance with Frederick's Prussia. This colorful multi-national arm of British, Brunswick, Hanoverian, and Hessian troops, with other smaller contingents, played an essential part by guarding Prussia's western front against French armies, and in the process the British contingent won some remarkable victories, such as the redcoats' legendary attack at Minden and Granby's cavalry triumph at Warburg. This disparate group of soldiers is brought to vivid life by the illustrations of Gerry and Sam Embleton and by the unrivalled detail of Stuart Reid's analysis.

Author Biography

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954 and is married with two sons. He has worked as a librarian and a professional soldier and his main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries. This interest stems from having ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company and who fought at Culloden, Bunker Hill and even in the Texas Revolution.
His books for Osprey include the highly acclaimed titles about King George's Army 1740-93 (Men-at-Arms 285, 289 and 292) and the British Redcoat 1740-1815 (Warriors 19 and 20).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
The background to the British-Hanoverian alliance with Prussia
Chronology	p. 4
His Britannic Majesty's Army In Germany	p. 5
Composition and command
Organization & Uniforms: Cavalry	p. 7
Brunswick
British: Royal Horse Guards - Dragoon Guards - Horse - Dragoons
Hanoverian: Guard - Line Cuirassiers - Line Dragoons
Hessian: Horse - Dragoons
Prussian: Dragoons
Infantry	p. 15
Brunswick
British: Footguards and Line
Hanoverian: Footguards and Line
Hessian: Footguards and Line - Militia
Prussian: Fusiliers
Technical Troops	p. 24
Brunswick artillery - British artillery - Buckeburg contingent - Hanoverian artillery - Hessian artillery
Light Troops	p. 35
Brunswick: Hussars - Jägers - Light Infantry - Auxiliary Volunteers
British: Light Dragoons - Highlanders - Fraser's Chasseurs - Légion Britannique
Buckeburg contingent
Hanoverian: Hussars - J&agers - Scheither's Freikorps
Hessian: Hussars - Jägers - Frei-Regiment von Gerlach
Prussian: Hussars - Freikorps von Trumbach
Plate Commentaries	p. 42
Index	p. 48
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