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King George's Army -- British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 Volume 2

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King George's Army -- British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 Volume 2

Foot Guards and 1st to 30th Regiments of Foot
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King George's Army -- British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 Volume 2 is the second volume of an encyclopedic chronicle of the locations and actions of British regiments and the military administration of the army between 1793 and 1815, including detailed field officer biographies, demographics, establishments, monthly locations, and battle honors. Volume 2 covers in great detail the Foot Guards and 1st to 30th Regiments of Foot within the army of King George III during the Great War with France and the men who commanded them. It will appeal to both military and family historians looking for army ancestors. King George's Army -- British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 will contain five volumes, with coverage given to army administration and cavalry regiments (Volume 1), infantry regiments (Volumes 2, 3 and 4), and ordnance (Volume 5). It is the natural extension to the web series of the same name by the same author, which existed on the Napoleon Series from 2009 until 2019 but greatly expanded to include substantially more biographical information as well as biographies of leading political figures concerned with the administration of the army as well as commanders in chief of all major commands. In Volume 2, regimental data is provided on the Foot Guards and 1st to 30th Regiments of Foot, including short-form regimental lineages, service locations and dispositions for the era, battle honors won, tables of authorized establishments, demographics of the field officer cohorts and of the men, even sources of recruits from the militia. But King George's Army is essentially concerned with the field officers, the lieutenant colonels and majors who commanded the regiments, and Volume 2 alone contains over 1,000 mini-biographies of men who exercised such command, including their dates of birth and death, parentage, education, career (including political), awards and honors, and places of residence. Volumes 3 to 5 will extend the coverage to ultimately record over 4,500 biographies across more than 200 regiments. These biographies will show the regimental system in action, officers routinely transferring between regiments for advancement or opportunity, captains who were also (brevet) colonels, many who retired early, some who stayed the distance to become major generals and beyond. Where it has been possible to accurately ascertain, advancement by purchase, exchange, or promotion has also been noted. Readers with military ancestors will no doubt find much of interest within. The author hopes that the work will allow readers to break down a few 'brick walls', either through connecting to the officers recorded or through an understanding of the movements of the regiments around the world or from the volunteering patterns of the militia regiments into the regular army. Encyclopedic in scope and aimed to be a lasting source of reference material for the British army that fought the French Revolution and Napoleon between 1793 and 1815, King George's Army -- British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them will hopefully be a necessary addition to every military and family history library for years to come. AUTHOR: Steve Brown is the author of Fit to Command, By Fire and Bayonet, and editor of The Autobiography, or Narrative of a Soldier, all available through Helion. He is also the author of Wellington's Redjackets, the History of the 45th Regiment of Foot 1807-1815, and The Duke of York's Flanders Campaign, both available through Pen and Sword. He is a contributor to and book reviewer for the Napoleon Series website. He has also been a keen genealogist for over 40 years and therefore understands the importance of the biographical aspects of his works to those who have, as he does, military ancestors. Tables throughout

Author Biography:

Author STEVE BROWN has an interest in Napoleonic studies dating back to his teenage years; he has amassed a collection of about 2,000 volumes on the subject, with a particular focus on the British Army. Since 2009 has been a frequent contributor to the Napoleon Series, his main contribution being the highly-regarded British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them series, as well as a book reviewer. In 2015 he presented at the Waterloo 200 conference of the Royal Australian Historical Society.
Release date Australia
March 21st, 2024
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
tables throughout
Pages
378
ISBN-13
9781804514382
Product ID
38268976

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