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Colonial American Troops 1610-1774
Rene Chartrand
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Description for Colonial American Troops 1610-1774
Paperback. Almost from the first arrival of French and English colonists in eastern North America in the 16th century, settlers were forced to raise militias to protect themselves from the Indians. They made alliances with different tribes and fought alongside them during a series of frontier wars. Illustrator(s): Courcelle, Patrice; Rickman, David. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 173 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
This volume tells the story of how, almost from the first arrival of French and English colonists in eastern North America in the 16th century, the settlers were forced to raise militias to protect themselves from the Indians. French and English soon made alliances with different tribes and fought alongside them against their Native American and European enemies during a long series of frontier wars. In the absence of more than tiny forces of European troops it was the colonists themselves who had to bear the brunt of the periodic fighting. Remote forts were planted on the vital waterways and ... Read more
This volume tells the story of how, almost from the first arrival of French and English colonists in eastern North America in the 16th century, the settlers were forced to raise militias to protect themselves from the Indians. French and English soon made alliances with different tribes and fought alongside them against their Native American and European enemies during a long series of frontier wars. In the absence of more than tiny forces of European troops it was the colonists themselves who had to bear the brunt of the periodic fighting. Remote forts were planted on the vital waterways and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Series
Men-at-Arms
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841763248
SKU
V9781841763248
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About Rene Chartrand
Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including almost 20 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of Canadian Military Heritage. He lives ... Read more
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