Alexander Leslie and the Scottish Generals of the Thirty Years War, - 1618164

Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years' War. Though Leslie's life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years' War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution.

Sommario

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Scotland’s Indigenous Military Cultures; Chapter 3 The Scottish Military Diaspora; Chapter 4 The Thirty Years’ War Campaigns: Stralsund to Prague, 1628–35; Chapter 5 Alexander Leslie and the Army of the Weser, 1635–9; Chapter 6 The Home Front: Leslie, Ruthven and the Bishops’ Wars, 1638–41; Chapter 7 The Scottish ‘Veteran Generals’ in England, 1642–7; Chapter 8 Going Full Circle: The New Scottish Command in Europe, 1639–48; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Chapter 10 Appendix;

Info autore

Steve Murdoch, Alexia Grosjean

Riassunto

Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years’ War. Though Leslie’s life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years’ War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexia Grosjean, Alexia Murdoch Grosjean, Grosjean Alexia, Steve Murdoch, Murdoch Steve
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138663145
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66314-5
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Warfare, Society and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)