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Motivation in War
This book fundamentally revises our notion of why soldiers of the eighteenth century enlisted, served and fought. In contrast to traditional views of the brutal conditions supposedly prevailing in old-regime armies, Ilya Berkovich reveals that soldiers did not regard military discipline as illegitimate or unnecessarily cruel, nor did they perceive themselves as submissive military automatons. Instead he shows how these men embraced a unique corporate identity based on military professionalism, forceful masculinity and hostility toward civilians. These values fostered the notion of individual and collective soldierly honour which helped to create the bonding effect which contributed toward greater combat cohesion. Utilising research on military psychology and combat theory, and employing the letters, diaries and memoirs of around 250 private soldiers and non-commissioned officers from over a dozen different European armies, Motivation in War transforms our understanding of life of the common soldier in early modern Europe.
Benjamin Barry of Oppenheim and Yates, New York and His Descendants
Benjamin Barry (or Berry) was born prior to 1765 in England. He came to the United States and settled in Yates, Genessee Co. (now Orleans Co.), New York. He married twice, the first's wife's name is not certain, but is believed to have been Margaret Strouse. She is believed to be the mother of Benjamin's first eight children, Benjamin Jr., Thomas, Samuel, Richard, Franklin, John, Phoebe, and Jemimah. Benjamin's second wife was Mary E. Dwight, who was probably the mother of Benjamin's four younger children, James, Sarah Ann (Sally), Isaac, and Archibald. Some of these children later moved with their families to Michigan. Includes descendants to the ninth generation in New York, Michigan, and many other states.
