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OverviewVolume: 1 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1880 Original Publisher: W. Briggs Subjects: American loyalists United States Massachusetts United Empire loyalists Canada History / United States / General History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XXXHL Hiring Of Foreigners And Employment And Treatment Of Indians In The American War. No two acts of the British Government in connection with the American war were more deprecated on both sides of the Atlantic than the employment of foreign troops and Indians against the colonists; they were among the alleged and most exciting causes of the Declaration of Independence; they weakened British influence throughout the colonies; they roused thousands to arms who would have otherwise remained peacefully at home. In England they were denounced by the highest personages both in and out of Parliament, and by the public at large. The royal historian, Dr. Andrews, says: The colonies were particularly exasperated at the introduction of foreign troops into this quarreL They looked upon this measure as an unanswerable proof that all regard for their character as Englishmen was fled, and that Great Britain viewed them as strangers, whom, if she could not conquer and enslave, she was determined to destroy. This persuasion excited their most violent indignation; they considered themselves as abandoned to plunder and massacre, and that Britain was unfeelingly bent on their ruin, by whatsoever means she could compass it. While the colonists represented this measure in so sanguinary a light, it was depicted at home in the sa... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Egerton RyersonPublisher: General Books Imprint: General Books Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.572kg ISBN: 9781150498220ISBN 10: 1150498226 Pages: 390 Publication Date: 20 December 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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