Drenth Publishing ~ First Colonial Soldiers 1650 - 1714

both volumes by Wienand Drenth and Jonathon Riley

volume 1 with an introduction by Professor John Childs
352 pages, with an index of officers and over fifty illustations and maps

Published by Drenth Publishing 2014
ISBN: 978-90-818887-2-1

Price (one book, ask for p & p):
UK: £ 16,-
Europe: € 20,-
US and Canada: $ 26,-

volume 2, in two parts, with an introduction by René Chartrand
640 pages, with an index of officers and over fifty illustrations and maps

Published by Drenth Publishing 2015
ISBN: 978-90-818887-3-8

Price (one book, ask for p & p):
UK: £ 24,50
Europe: € 30,-
US and Canada: $ 40,-

Mail the publisher at info@drenthpublishing.nl for more information and quotes for multiple copies or sets. See contact details for further information on ordering.

Volume 1: The British Isles, Europe, Asia and Africa This volume covers the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Dunkirk, Mardyck, Gibraltar, Minorca, Tangier, the West African settlements, St Helena and the Far Eastern outposts of the Honourable East India Company.

Volume 2: The Americas and the Caribbean This volume covers Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Hudson's Bay, all the colonies of New England, British Honduras, British Guiana, Amazonia, The Miskito Coast, the Bermudas, Jamaica, the Bahamas, the Barbadoes, the Windward and the Leeward Islands.

The Books
These two volumes provide a survey of the military effort of Britain in the colonies and overseas territories in their earliest years. Volume 1 covers Europe, Africa and Asia and also surveys the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Volume 2 covers North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Together, they bring much detailed information together on the military forces and garrisons of the empire, much of which is unpublished and has been gathered from original source material. The books provide full lists of the officers the regular and militia forces in the colonies and overseas territories, including biographical details; they also give details of the expeditions that seized the territories, including in Volume 2, the part played by the militia regiments of New England and the West Indies. They are a must for any student of early colonial forces.