American Loyalist Troops 1775-84

by René Chartrand, Gerry Embleton (Illustrator), Ian Rotherham (Illustrator)

Overview

To celebrate the 450th title in the Men-at-Arms series, this book examines in much more depth than previously the units and the uniforms of a still-controversial army: the many thousands of American colonists who chose to fight for King George during the Revolution. As well as the better-known corps from the Atlantic seaboard, the author covers the units raised for service against the Spanish in the Floridas, the Caribbean islands and Central America. The text is illustrated with portraits, photographs of rare surviving artefacts, and with color reconstructions by Gerry Embleton, the respected expert on 18th century American forces whose work was recently exhibited in the Smithsonian Institute.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472800329
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/20/2013
Series:	Men-at-Arms , #450
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 30 Osprey titles. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec, with his wife and two sons.

Gerry is an internationally respected authority on military costume and material culture, in particular the 15th and 18th centuries. He has illustrated more than 40 Osprey titles. His company Time Machine AG has made 3D life sized historical figures for more than 60 museums world-wide. He and his son Sam have collaborated on a number of works together and this is the second Osprey title to which Sam has contributed.
RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons.
Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects for more than 20 years. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular. He lives in Switzerland, where since 1988 he has also become well known for designing and creating life-size historical figures for museums.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION·LOYALIST PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR ACTIONS·UNIT HISTORIES: The 13 Colonies; Canada; Nova Scotia, Island of St John & Newfoundland; East & West Florida; West Indies & Central America·LOYAL VOLUNTEER MILITIAS·
AFTERMATH·SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY· PLATE COMMENTARIES: Uniforms: the American command – the Canadian command·INDEX

Editorial Reviews

A book that rightly belongs on the shelf of any American Revolutionary War enthusiast and one that provides a bit more insight into that conflict of over 200 years past. Highly recommended.” —Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (September 2008)

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