The Jacobite Campaigns: The British State at War

by Jonathan D Oates

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138664418
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Series:	Warfare, Society and Culture
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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;