Author:
Reid, Stuart, 1954-
Imprint:Oxford ; Long Island City, NY : Osprey, 2010.
Description48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:First published 2010 ; 1st impression 2010 ; transferred to digital print on demand 2014.
Note:INTRODUCTION : the background to the British-Hanoverian alliance with Prussia -- CHRONOLOGY -- His Britannic majesty's army in Germany. Composition and command -- ORGANIZATION AND UNIFORMS. CAVALRY. Brunswick ; British : Royal Horse Guards, Dragoon Guards, Horse, Dragoons ; Hanoverian: Guard, Line Cruirassiers, Line Dragoons ; Hessian: Horse, Dragoons ; Prussian: Dragoons -- INFANTRY. Brunswick ; British: Footguards and Line ; Hanoverian: Footguards and Line ; Hessian: Footguards and Line, Militia ; Prussian: Fusiliers -- TECHNICAL TROOPS. Brunswick artillery ; British artillery ; Buckeburg contingent ; Hanoverian artillery ; Hessian artillery -- LIGHT TROOPS. Brunswick: Hussars, Jagers, Light infantry, Auxiliary volunteers ; British: Light Dragoons, Highlanders, Fraser's Chasseurs, Legion Britannique ; Buckeburg contingent ; Hanoverian: Hussars, Jagers, Scheither's Freikorps ; Hessian: Hussars, Jagers, Frei-Regiment von Gerlach ; Prussian: Hussars, Freikorps von Trumbach -- PLATE COMMENTARIES.
Note:"The Seven Years' War in Germany was characterised by an increasing use of 'light' troops in conjunction with regular infantry and cavalry as part of an ongoing evolution in military tactics. This book draws attention to these tactical developments and also provides an analysis of the allied army that fought alongside Frederick the Great in Germany. Composed of troops from the electorate of Hanover and contingents from Hessen-Kassel, Brunswick and Prussia, this force was funded by Britain and led by a Prussian officer, Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. Later, British troops joined this army as it operated throughout western Germany, and together the allied army won a great victory at the famous battle of Minden in 1759"--Publisher's website.
