The English Garrison of Tangier: Charles II's Colonial Venture in the Mediterranean, 1661-1684

Based on primary archival research and published sources, the proposed work represents a focused, and modern assessment of the raising, equipping and composition of the standing army of Charles II, and the role played by the garrison of Tangier between 1661 and 1684. When Charles landed in Dover in 1660 he inherited two regular armies, both owing him allegiance – the New Model (by then regular or standing army) in England under Monck; and the force of exiled royalists in Flanders and the ga...