A view of the campaigns of Wellington's famous German troopsIn the ranks of the red-coated soldiery of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars there were none more highly regarded by all than the men of the King's German Legion. These were men-many of them Hanoverians-whose motherlands had been over run by Napoleon's French forces in their domination of Europe and the smaller German states in particular. These were fine troops; well disciplined and highly motivated by their enmity towards the French and their desire to liberate and return to their homes. This book; originally published anonymously; but now known to have been written by John Hering; reveals the King's German Legion through his eyewitness experiences on campaign in Denmark; in Portugal and Spain and on the battlefield including the decisive conflict at Talavera.
#1423195 in Books Osprey Publishing 2008-05-20 2008-05-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 246.63 x 2.03 x 7.21l; .37 #File Name: 184603188548 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy RAYMOND C. CLAYthank you0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy JustinGreat buy!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very InterestingBy Chad David AndersonThis book is very interesting and highlights some poorly known uniforms and units of the South. I loved the details and like to use this as a guide for painting. My only complaint is that some of the uniforms were purely pre-war and do not reflect anything that appeared in the field. The Kentucky uniforms were great; but Kentucy eventually went for the union and the interesting Kentucky uniforms never made it off of the pre-war parade grounds. That did not stop me from using them as examples for painting and converting miniatures for wargames.
