Author:
Brown, Peter.
ImprintWarwick, England : Helion & Company, 2020.
Description298 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note:The sinews of war -- The king's shilling -- Gone for a soldier -- Crime and punishment -- Officers and gentlemen -- The infantry -- The cavalry -- The board of ordnance -- Colours and standards -- Volunteers, subjects, and mercenaries -- Physicians and surgeons -- The train -- The army on campaign -- The experience of battle -- 'The butcher's bill' -- 'La guerre sauvage': the army in the American colonies -- John Company: service in India -- Colonial regiments in the rest of the empire -- Leaving the army -- Appendices -- I. Infanty uniforms, 1742-1760 -- II. Infantry regiments raised during the Seven Years War -- III. British regiments serving in North America -- IV. American provincial regiments -- V. Special distinctions and badges displayed on regimental colours -- VI. Heavy cavalry uniforms -- VII. Dragoon uniforms -- VIII. Light dragoon uniforms.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-298).
Note:This book provides details of the recruitment, organisation, equipment, logistics, and command of the Army of King George II from 1727 to 1760.
