Title The last battle on English soil, Preston 1715 / Jonathan Oates

Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents Prelude to the Fifteen, 1688-1715 -- The Jacobite insurrection in the North of England, October 1715 -- The North West of England, September-October 1715 -- The Jacobite march south, November 1715 -- The opposing sides -- The Battle of Preston, 12-14 November 1715 -- The aftermath of the Fifteen, 1715-1717 -- Postscript in 1745 Summary "Whilst much has been written about the Jacobites, most works have tended to look at the Rebellion of 1745, rather than the earlier attempt to reinstate the Stuart dynasty. As such this book provides a welcome focus on events in 1715, when Jacobites in both England and Scotland tried to oust George I and to replace him with James Stuart. In particular it provides a detailed narrative and analysis of the campaign in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the north of England that led to the decisive battle at Preston and ended the immediate prospects of the Jacobite cause. Drawing upon a wealth of under-utilised sources, the work builds on existing research into the period to give weight to the community and individual dimensions of the crisis as well as to the military ones. Contrary to popular myth, the Jacobite army contained both English and Scots, and because it surrendered almost intact, an analysis of the surviving list of Jacobite prisoners captured in the North West England reveals much information about their origins, occupations, unit structure and, sometimes, religion, as well as the quality of the soldiers' arms and equipment, their experience and that of their leaders. Through this study of the last major battle to be fought on English soil, a clearer picture emerges of the individuals and groups who sought to mould the direction of the freshly created British state and the dynasty that should rule it"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index Notes Print version record Subject Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 -- Campaigns -- England -- Preston (Lancashire) Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 -- Campaigns -- England, Northern Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 -- Campaigns -- Scotland -- Lowlands Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 -- Social aspects HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Military campaigns Social aspects SUBJECT Preston (Lancashire, England) -- History, Military -- 18th century England, Northern -- History, Military -- 18th century Lowlands (Scotland) -- History, Military -- 18th century Subject Northern England England -- Preston (Lancashire) Scotland -- Lowlands Genre/Form Electronic books Military history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781472441560 1472441567 1472441575 9781472441577 9781317026419 1317026411 9781317026402 1317026403

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