A Hessian diary of the American Revolution

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A Hessian diary of the American Revolution

by Johann Conrad Döhla ; translated, edited, and with an introduction by Bruce E. Burgoyne from the 1913 Bayreuth edition by W. Baron von Waldenfels

University of Oklahoma Press, c1990

1st ed

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Tagebuch eines Bayreuth Soldaten des Johann Conrad Döhla aus dem Nordamerikanischen Freiheitskrieg von 1777 bis 1783

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Translation of: Tagebuch eines Bayreuth Soldaten des Johann Conrad Döhla aus dem Nordamerikanischen Freiheitskrieg von 1777 bis 1783

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-258) and index

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: hbk ISBN 9780806122540

内容説明

The annotated war diary of a Hessian soldier from the Ansbach-Bayreuth regiment which was sent by George III to help suppress the American Revolution. It gives the common soldier's view of famous events, including the battle of Yorktown, after which Doehla spent 2 years as a prisoner of war.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780806125305

内容説明

This unique diary, written by one of the thirty thousand Hessian troops whose services were sold to George III to suppress the American Revolution, is the most complete and informative primary account of the Revolution from the common soldier's point of view. Johann Conrad Doehla describes not just military activities but also events leading up to the Revolution, American customs, the cities and regions that he visited, and incidents in other parts of the world that affected the war. He also evaluates the important military commanders, giving readers an insight into how the enlisted men felt about their leaders and opponents.Private Doehla crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1777 as a private in the Ansbach-Bayreuth contingent of Hessian mercenaries. His American sojourn began in June 1777 in New York. Then, after several months on Staten Island and Manhatten, the Ansbach-Bayreuth regiments traveled to the thriving seaport of Newport, Rhode Island, where they spent more than a year before the British forces evacuated the area. The Ansbach-Bayreuth regiments returned briefly to the New York New Jersey area before they were sent to reinforce the English command in Virginia. Eventually Doehla participated in the battle of Yorktown - of which he provides a vivid description - before enduring two years as a prisoner of war after Cornwallis's surrender. Bruce E. Burgoyne has provided an accurate translation, helpful notes for scholars and general readers, and an introduction on the Ansbach-Bayreuth regiments and the history of Johann Conrad Doehla and his diary. This first edition of the diary in English will delight all who are interested in the American Revolution and the thirteen original colonies.

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