The Jacobite Wars: Scotland and the Military Campaigns of 1715 and 1745Polygon at Edinburgh, 2002 - 224 pagini The Jacobite Wars is a detailed exploration of the Jacobite military campaigns of 1715 and 1745, set against the background of Scottish political, religious and constitutional history.The author has written a clear and demythologised account of the military campaigns waged by the Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchs. He draws on the work of recent historians who have come to emphasise the political significance of the rebellions (which had been dismissed by earlier historians), showing the danger faced by the Hanoverian regime during those years of political and religious turbulence.The Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 occurred within the context of the 1707 Act of Union, acquiring the trappings of a national crusade to restore Scotland's independence. James Edward Stuart promised consistently to break the Union between Scotland and England if he became King. The rebellions also had great religious significance: the Jacobite cause was committed to restoring a Catholic dynasty to the throne and was therefore supported by the small number of Catholics in the country, and also the Episcopalians, who were together set against the Presbyterians. The failure of the rebellions, culminating in the Battle of Culloden, coincided with the national identity of Scotland becoming associated with Presbyterianism and North Britain.John L. Roberts presents the view that the political vulnerability of Hanoverians would explain the strength of Government reaction to the 1745 rebellion, especially in the Scottish Highlands, and the ferocity of its retribution, which has long been lamented in popular Scottish culture.The Jacobite Wars will appeal to anyone with an interest in the military history of this key period in Scotland's past. |
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... River Shiel by a stone bridge , some five miles above Invershiel [ and the sea ] . Here a shoulder of the mountain juts into the glen on its northern side , and the glen contracts into a narrow gorge , down which the Shiel , at this ...
... River Shiel by a stone bridge , some five miles above Invershiel [ and the sea ] . Here a shoulder of the mountain juts into the glen on its northern side , and the glen contracts into a narrow gorge , down which the Shiel , at this ...
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... River Spey were still strong enough to repulse the Campbell Militia , it was only a matter of time before they would face the full might of Cumberland's army when it finally marched out of Aberdeen . Cumberland Crosses the River Spey In ...
... River Spey were still strong enough to repulse the Campbell Militia , it was only a matter of time before they would face the full might of Cumberland's army when it finally marched out of Aberdeen . Cumberland Crosses the River Spey In ...
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... river is wide and fast flowing in its lower reaches and they could probably have done so easily . Equally , they could have opposed the crossing of the River Findhorn or even the River Nairn . They were all natural obstacles ' where ...
... river is wide and fast flowing in its lower reaches and they could probably have done so easily . Equally , they could have opposed the crossing of the River Findhorn or even the River Nairn . They were all natural obstacles ' where ...
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Origins of the Jacobite Movement | 1 |
Outbreak of the 1715 Rebellion | 15 |
March South to Preston | 26 |
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1715 Rebellion Aberdeen Argyll Argyll's arms arrived Atholl attack August battle Blair Castle Borlum Britain British Cameron camp Campbell captured Carlisle Castle cavalry Charles Edward Stuart Clanranald clansmen command crossed Culloden Cumberland Cumberland's army December Derby dragoons Drummond Duke of Perth Duncan Forbes Earl Edinburgh enemy England Episcopalian Falkirk fight Fort Augustus France Fraser French garrison Glen Glengarry Glenmoriston Gordon Hanoverian Hanoverian forces Hanoverian regime Hawley Highland charge Highland clans House infantry invasion Inverness Irish Jacobite army Jacobite cause Jacobite clans Jacobite forces James Edward Stuart John joined Keppoch King landed left wing Loch Lochiel London Lord George Murray Louis XV Lovat Lowlands MacDonald MacLeod Mar's march south miles military militia Murray's Newcastle night O'Sullivan officers ordered Parliament Preston Prince Prince's army prisoners reached rebels regiments retreat River River Spey River Tay sailed Scotland Scots Scottish sent Sheriffmuir Stirling troops Wade Whig William wrote