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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781749903321

Autore

Oates Jonathan

Titolo

The Jacobite campaigns : the British state at war / / by Jonathan D. Oates [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Pickering & Chatto, , 2011

ISBN

1-315-65585-3

1-317-32331-9

1-317-32332-7

1-283-29195-9

9786613291950

1-84893-094-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Warfare, society and culture ; ; no. 3

Disciplina

941.071

Soggetti

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - Campaigns

Jacobite Rebellion, 1719 - Campaigns

Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - Campaigns

Great Britain History George I, 1714-1727

Great Britain History George II, 1727-1760

Great Britain History, Military 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Raising the men -- The army on campaign -- The battle -- The siege -- The formation of the militia and posse -- The formation of the loyalist volunteer forces -- The militia and volunteer forces in action -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.    Oates looks at how the eighteenth-century military machine operated in a domestic context, as well as its effectiveness. Such a focus adds a new dimension to the study of this period, and allows for further



questions as to the uniqueness of the Jacobite rebellions.