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Alistair Nichols A Fine Corps and Will Serve Faithfully (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Fine Corps and Will Serve Faithfully : the Swiss Regiment De Roll in the British Army 1794-1816
- Publication Name
- A Fine Corps and Will Serve Faithfully
- Title
- A Fine Corps and Will Serve Faithfully
- Subtitle
- The Swiss Regiment de Roll in the British Army 1794-1816
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781804511916
- ISBN
- 9781804511916
- Publisher
- Helion & Company, The Limited
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Modern / 19th Century, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
- Release Date
- 07/07/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 249mm
- Item Length
- 9.8in
- Series
- From Reason to Revolution
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Item Width
- 7.1in
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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In the first years after Revolutionary France declared war in 1793 Britain scrambled to raise forces at home and abroad. One source was officers and men from Switzerland who had previous served the French monarchy. They were experienced soldiers who had had their employment curtailed, often after having been subjected to the hostility of the partisans of the revolution. However, the confederation of cantons, allies, and territories that then formed Switzerland had to be wary of upsetting France, their powerful and increasingly bellicose neighbour. Nevertheless, through a network of supporters and sympathisers in Switzerland and elsewhere, a regiment was formed in 1795 for British service. Its first destination was Corsica but circumstance forced it to take a circuitous route from Southern Germany through Italy before embarking. Active service on the island came at a cost, and was followed by postings to Elba and Portugal. As British strategy and war aims evolved in the increasingly important Mediterranean theatre, the Regiment de Roll was sent to Menorca. Involved in a number of expeditions, it went with Abercromby to Egypt and took a significant role in the victory outside Alexandria on 21 March 1801. Service continued in the Mediterranean theatre at Gibraltar, during the epidemic of 1803, and then Sicily. The regiment fought in Egypt during the unfortunate 1807 campaign. Detachments then went on to serve in Italy and in the capture of the Ionian Islands. In the latter stages of the Napoleonic Wars the regiment was used to provide reliable elements to garrisons and fighting forces throughout the region from the Adriatic to Eastern Spain. Detachments fought at Castalla and the Col d'Ordal in Spain in 1813, marched across Northern Italy to Genoa in 1814, and arrived in Naples in 1815 to help topple Mural from power. The regiment's Swiss soldiers finally returned home in 1816 after de Roll's was finally disbanded. Through the use of a variety of primary documents including official reports, correspondence and lists, and private letters, as well as journals and other material, the story of the Regiment de Roll is told. It set in the Mediterranean theatre which, overshadowed by that of the Iberian Peninsula, is perhaps less familiar to readers. So, the wider events as the conflict progressed in the theatre are described to explain and give context to the regiments various deployments. Nevertheless, the experiences of individual men and women of the regiment are not forgotten.
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Publisher
Helion & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1804511919
ISBN-13
9781804511916
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7057259773
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fine Corps and Will Serve Faithfully : the Swiss Regiment De Roll in the British Army 1794-1816
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Modern / 19th Century, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)
Publication Year
2023
Genre
History
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.8in
Item Width
7.1in
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
113
Lc Classification Number
Dc226.6.P362
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.2742
Series
From Reason to Revolution Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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