We Are Accustomed to Do Our Duty: German Auxiliaries with the British Army 1793-95

by Paul Demet

Book Overview

Britain was totally unprepared for war with France in 1793 and relied on German auxiliaries to supplement her own meager resources to pursue her strategy in the Low Countries and beyond. The contingents were drawn from the smaller German states, whose armies still followed the rigid linear tactics of Frederick the Great. They therefore had to adapt to deal with the new threat posed by the mass French armies, with a greater emphasis on light troops...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804510505
• ISBN13: 9781804510506
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 272 Pages