Book description
From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one regiment
marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold
British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Along the way, the
Fusiliers adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders which together
laid the foundations for the subsequent performance against Napoleon.
Drawing on a wealth of new research, Mark Urban, author of the
bestselling Rifles, reveals the inner life of the regiment -
and, through it, of the British Army as a whole - as it lost the
battle against the American revolutionaries, but simultaneously
revolutionised the way Britain fought.
Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's
Newsnight and was formerly defence correspondent for the
Independent. His most recent book is Generals: Ten British
Commanders who Shaped the World, described by Tim Collins as
'entertaining, informative and insightful,' and by Allan Mallinson as
'one of the most intelligent books on the British Army I have ever read.'
