The Jacobite Wars: Scotland and the Military Campaigns of 1715 and 1745
Author:   John L Roberts
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
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9781902930299


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 February 2002
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   John L Roberts
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Polygon at Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.378kg
ISBN:  

9781902930299


ISBN 10:   1902930290
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 February 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Origins of the Jacobite Movement; 2. Outbreak of the 1715 Rebellion; 3. March South to Preston; 4. Battle of Sherrifmuir; 5. End of the 1715 Rebellion; 6. Jacobitism in the Doldrums; 7. 'A Rash and Desperate Undertaking'; 8. March South to Edinburgh; 9. 'Masters of Scotland'; 10. Nemesis at Derby; 11. Retreat to Scotland; 12. The Highland Campaign; 13. Prelude to Culloden; 14. Battle of Culloden; 15. Aftermath of Culloden; 16. Escape of the Prince; Select Bibliography.

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Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment of this much-mythologized episode of Scottish history. -- Trevor Royle Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment of this much-mythologized episode of Scottish history.


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John L Roberts is DECEASED - Jessie Roberts (wife) is his literary executor at the

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