The British Soldier in America: A Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period

This social history of the common British soldier in the American Revolution dispels myths and sheds new light on who fought for the Crown—and why.

In this extensive study, Sylvia Frey surveys recruiting records, contemporary training manuals, statutes, and memoirs to provide insight into the soldier's "life and mind." In the process she reveals a great deal about the common soldier: his social origins and occupational background, his size, age, and general physical condition, his personal...