Jacobite Campaigns - The British State at War

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan D. Oates Klappentext The military aspects of the Jacobite campaigns in eighteenth-century Britain are considered in this study. Taken from the viewpoint of those loyal to the Hanoverian Crown, the three mainland campaigns of 1715-6, 1719 and 1745-6 are examined, using research based on primary sources: memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers and State papers. Zusammenfassung The military aspects of the Jacobite campaigns in eighteenth-century Britain are considered in this study. Taken from the viewpoint of those loyal to the Hanoverian Crown, the three mainland campaigns of 1715–6, 1719 and 1745–6 are examined, using research based on primary sources: memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers and State papers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Raising the Men; Chapter 2 The Army on Campaign; Chapter 3 The Battle; Chapter 4 The Siege; Chapter 5 The Formation of the Militia and Posse; Chapter 6 The Formation of the Loyalist Volunteer Forces; Chapter 7 The Militia and Volunteer Forces in Action; Conclusion;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jonathan Oates, Jonathan D Oates
• Verlag: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2011
• EAN: 9781848930933
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-093-3
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 165 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Warfare, Society and Culture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history