1767-Jan.-07 (approx.): British recruitment efforts in Hamburg were noted for their high success rate, outperforming other national recruiters active in Germ…

1767-Jan.-07 (approx.): British recruitment efforts in Hamburg were noted for their high success rate, outperforming other national recruiters active in Germany. The English offered a generous engagement bounty of ten pounds sterling and a daily allowance for maintenance to attract new soldiers. This continuous influx of troops was necessary to garrison the British Empire’s expanding global holdings, particularly in North America. For Saint-Domingue’s inhabitants, such news emphasized the ongoing militarization and the shifting power balances among the European empires.