Bannockburn 1314 - Robert Bruce's great victory

Informationen zum Autor Peter Armstrong Klappentext Osprey's study of the Battle of Bannockburn, which was part of the First War of Scottish Independence (1296-1328) and the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce. In 1307 King Edward I of England, 'The Hammer of the Scots' and nemesis of William Wallace, died and his son, Edward II, was not from the same mould. Idle and apathetic, he allowed the Scots the chance to recover from the grievous punishment inflicted upon them. By 1314 Bruce had captured every major English-held castle bar Stirling and Edward II took an army north to subdue the Scots. Pete Armstrong's account of this pivotal campaign culminates at the decisive battle of Bannockburn that finally won Scotland her independence. Vorwort Pete Armstrong's illustrated account of the Battle of Bannockburn, a pivotal campaign in the First War of Scottish Independence. Zusammenfassung The full story surrounding the battle that represented the climax of the career of King Robert the Bruce, and has since remained the most famous battle in Scottish history - the Battle of Bannockburn. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders The English: 1 Edward II 2The Earl of Pembroke 3The Earl of Gloucester 4 Robert Clifford, Henry de Beaumont 5 Hugh Despencer The Scots: 1 Robert the Bruce 2 Edward Bruce 3 James Douglas 4 Randolph 5 Angus Og Opposing armies Opposing Plans The Campaign The Battle The Aftermath The Battlefield today Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Pete Armstrong, Peter Armstrong, Armstrong Peter, Graham Turner
• Collaboration: Graham Turner (Illustrations), Turner Graham (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 25.03.2002
• EAN: 9781855326095
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-609-5
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Thèmes: Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; Scotland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, Warfare & defence, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Battles and campaigns, Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare), Early 14th century c 1300 to c 1350