Rebellion and Savagery : The Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the British Empire /

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"Geoffrey Plank argues that the events of 1745 marked a turning point in the fortunes of the British Empire by creating a new political interest in favor of aggressive imperialism and also by sparking discussion of how the British should promote market-based economic relations in order to integ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Plank, Geoffrey Gilbert, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Opstanden.
Jacobieten (Engeland)
Jacobites.
British colonies.
HISTORY > Revolutionary.
Jacobites (Histoire de Grande-Bretagne)
Rebellion des Jacobites, 1745-1746.
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Schotland.
Scotland.
Écosse > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Scotland > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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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