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Fusiliers: The Saga of a British Redcoat Regiment in the American Revolution
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A unique perspective on the American Revolution, seen through the eyes of a redcoat regiment.

From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the conflict was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, Mark Urban describes how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, showing how the foundations were laid for the redcoats' subsequent heroic performance against Napoleon. But the letters from members of the 23rd and other archival accounts reveal much more than battle details. Living the revolution day-to-day, the Fusiliers witnessed acts of kindness and atrocity on both sides unrecorded in histories of the war. Their observations bring the conflict down to human scale and provide a unique insight into the inner life of the soldier in the late eighteenth century.

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  • Title Fusiliers: The Saga of a British Redcoat Regiment in the American Revolution
  • Author Mark Urban
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition paperback / soft
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Walker & Company
  • Publication date 2008-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780802716880 / 0802716881
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.3

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Mark Urban is diplomatic editor of the BBC's Newsnight and a former defense correspondent for the Independent. He is the author of The Man Who Broke Napoleon's Codes and of Wellington's Rifles, the story of the British soldier fighting against Napoleon in Wellington's army. He lives in London.

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New York: Walker & Company, 2008. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x1x8. First printing. Remainder mark on top edge. 2008 Trade Paperback. xv, 384 pp. Includes section of historical illustrations. A unique perspective on the American Revolution, seen through the eyes of a redcoat regiment. From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one British regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Their story, and that of all the soldiers England sent across the Atlantic, is one of the few untold sagas of the American Revolution, one that sheds light on the war itself and offers surprising, at times unsettling, insights into the way the conflict was conducted on both sides. Drawing on a wealth of previously unused primary accounts, Mark Urban describes how British troops adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders, showing how the foundations were laid for the redcoats' subsequent heroic performance… Read more
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