Friederike Baer is Associate Professor of History and Division Head for Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University, Abington College. Her research focuses on the experiences of German-speaking people in North America from the Revolutionary period to the late nineteenth century. Her publications include the monograph The Trial of Frederick Eberle: Language, Patriotism and Citizenship in Philadelphia's German Community, 1790-1830, winner of the St. Paul's, Biglerville Prize for the best book in Lutheran church history.
Acknowledgments Introduction
Part 1: Chapter 1: “A Matter Pregnant with Great, Serious, National Consequences:” Britain's Decision to Hire German Auxiliaries Chapter 2: “In General a Good Body, & Very Fit for Service:” Recruiting the Auxiliaries Chapter 3: “Moving Across a Vast Body of Water in Nutshells:” The Voyage to America
Part 2: Chapter 4: “The Garden of all of North America:” New York and New Jersey, 1776 Chapter 5: “An Unfortunate Affair:” Trenton, 1776 Chapter 6: “The Men are Weary from Toil:” Canada, 1776 and 1777 Chapter 7: “A War Against all Humanity:” Fort Stanwix, Saratoga, Quebec, 1777 to 1783 Chapter 8: “They were Vexed to Find that we Looked like Human Beings:” Captivity, 1776 to 1781 Chapter 9: “Good Night, Peace:” Philadelphia, 1777 Chapter 10: “Conquered Little but Lost Much:” Philadelphia, Rhode Island, New York, 1778 to 1780
Part 3: Chapter 11: “How German Bones are Scattered around in this War”: The Spanish Borderlands, 1778 to 1782 Chapter 12: “We Joyously went on the Expedition:” Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, 1778 to 1782 Chapter 13: “We were once again Onlookers and Idlers:” Captivity after Yorktown, 1781 to 1783 Chapter 14: “I Will Always Call them Rebels:” Evacuation, 1783
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