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Baroness von Riedesel and the American Revolution : Journal and Correspondence of a Tour of Duty, 1776-1783
Auszüge aus den Briefen und Papieren des Generals Freyherrn von Riedesel und seiner Gemalinn, gebornen von Massow. English
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These journal accounts and letters form one of the most engaging and readable accounts of the American Revolution. Written with directness, simplicity, and charm by the wife of the commanding gener...
These journal accounts and letters form one of the most engaging and readable accounts of the American Revolution. Written with directness, simplicity, and charm by the wife of the commanding general of Brunswick troops in the British army, the narrative reveals the conditions in revolutionary America.
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- Creator
- a revised translation with introduction and notes by Marvin L. Brown, Jr. ; with the assistance of Marta Huth
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- Language
- English
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- Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
- Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia at the University of North Carolina Press, [1965]
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- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xlvii, 222 pages)) : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles
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- ISBNs
- 9780807839546, 9798890840851, 0807809330, 9798890840868, 9781469645438, 9780807839539, 1469645432, 0807839531, 080783954X
- OCLC
- on1082875969
- "A new translation of Baroness von Riedesel's journal and correspondence and includes letters never previously published, as well as portions of letters which were omitted from the previous editions"--Page ix.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
- Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 -- Correspondence.
- Riedesel, Friederike Charlotte Luise, Freifrau von, 1746-1808 -- Correspondence.
- Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 -- Correspondence.
Children's Subject Heading
- Riedesel, Friederike Charlotte Luise, Freifrau von, 1746-1808 -- Correspondence.
Children's Subject Heading
- Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777.
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, German.
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives, British.