MAA No 1 THE AMERICAN PROVINCIAL CORPS 1775-1784

Initially British officials were reluctant to accept the offers of loyal subjects to form fighting units but eventually the potential of a Provincial corps was realised. Yet they never received the whole-hearted support of the British regular army and this was a factor in their evental defeat. Nonetheless the Provincial Corps served with distinction – even fighting against the Spanish in Nicaragua and the Bahamas – and some remained in service for several more years by relocating to Canada. This book examines their experiences in this continental conflict and details their uniforms and equipment. Contents: The Early Years * A Policy Emerges * Capture of Philadelphia * The War in the South * King’s Mountain * The Bitter End * Colour plates by Michael Youens.