The Hessian Mercenary State: Ideas, Institutions, and Reform under Frederick II, 1760–1785

By Charles W. Ingrao

Book Overview

In 1776 Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel dispatched 19,000 'auxiliaries' to assist the British in the American Revolution. While Frederick's action continues to color Americans' view of him, his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521327563
• ISBN13: 9780521327565
• Release Date: December 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"