"Armies of Early Colonial North America 1607–1713" Topic

"Gabriele Esposito presents a detailed overview of the military history of Colonial North America during its earliest period, from the first colonial settlement in Jamestown to the end of the first continental war fought in the Americas. He follows the development of organization and uniforms not only for the British Colonies of North America but also for the French ones of Canada. Every colonial unit formed by the Europeans in the New World, as well as the regular troops sent to America by Britain and France, is covered in detail: from the early militias of the Thirteen Colonies to the expeditionary forces formed during the War of the Spanish Succession. Great military events, like King Philip's War or Bacon's Rebellion, are analysed and the evolution of tactics employed in this theatre are discussed, showing how much warfare was influenced by the terrain and conditions in North America. Dozens of illustrations, including colour art works, show the first military uniforms ever worn in North America, as well as interesting details of weaponry and equipment used."
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Amicalement
Armand

Oh dearf…well, on my list then.

Looks like an excellent resource. I hope it inspires a few figure lines.

Ooh, thanks!
Just ordered my copy through Book Depository: link

@miniMo,
Thanks for that link.

A votre service mes amis!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

I was happy to receive my copy today. My first impression is a bit mixed. Though the text itself seems to give a decent overview of the various English, French, and also Dutch and Swedish colonies, accompanied by a decent number of colour illustrations (borrowed heavily from the Vinkhuijzen Collection and Company of Military Historians), it does not give (me) the feeling that the work is really groundbreaking in adding to the literature existing on the subject (the bibliography lists many Osprey works (mainly works by Chartrand), none of the works are from before 1900). In the narrative many names are mentioned, without further context (biographies, lists of governors, leading charactiers). There is also little attention to the 'organization' part of the subtitle: no detailed information on militia organisation in the colonies, how the expeditions were staffed (by quotas), nor much orders of battle in the form of tables. The 'history' and 'uniforms' part of the subtitle are covered.

That said, though there is quite a bit of detail in the text, that does not extend beyond what is already found in, for example, the Osprey titles of the same subject/period. Maybe that is best expressed by the author in the introduction: "the text will limit itself to the role that European contingents had in the military development of the American colonies".

So all in all, the book will probably be good as introduction on the subject.