Rebellion and savagery : the Jacobite rising of 1745 and the British Empire /

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"In the summer of 1745, Charles Edward Stuart, the grandson of England's King James II, landed on the western coast of Scotland intending to overthrow George II and restore the Stuart family to the throne. He gathered thousands of supporters, and the insurrection he led - the Jacobite Risi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Plank, Geoffrey Gilbert, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2006.
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
1700-1799
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746.
Jacobites.
Rébellion des Jacobites, 1745-1746.
Jacobites (Histoire de Grande-Bretagne)
HISTORY > Revolutionary.
British colonies.
Jacobieten (Engeland)
Opstanden.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Scotland > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Écosse > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Scotland.
Schotland.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Rebellion : criminal prosecution and the Jacobite soldiers
  • 2. Savagery : military execution and the inhabitants of the Highlands
  • 3. The 1745 crisis in the empire
  • 4. Cumberland's army in Scotland
  • 5. Cumberland's army in the Mediterranean
  • 6. Cumberland's army in North America
  • Epilogue : Cumberland's death and the end of the officers' careers.

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