Standing Army Vs Militia 1660 1700
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Standing Army Vs Militia 1660 1700
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Author : Jane Brewer Besant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Standing Army Vs Militia 1660 1700 written by Jane Brewer Besant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with categories.
History Of The British Standing Army A D 1660 To 1700
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Author : Clifford Walton
language : en
Publisher: London, Harrison & sons
Release Date : 1894
History Of The British Standing Army A D 1660 To 1700 written by Clifford Walton and has been published by London, Harrison & sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with History categories.
History Of The British Standing Army A D 1660 To 1700
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Author : CLIFFORD. WALTON
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
History Of The British Standing Army A D 1660 To 1700 written by CLIFFORD. WALTON and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Maligned Militia
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Author : Christopher L. Scott
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-09
The Maligned Militia written by Christopher L. Scott and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with History categories.
Despite its failure to unseat King James II, the Monmouth Rebellion had a profound influence upon English politics. In particular, it reignited the debate about whether the country should rely on a professional army under direct royal control or local country militias made up of part-time soldiers. King James favoured the former, and used criticism of the militia’s performance during the rebellion to support his argument. Contemporary commentators and historians alike all certainly seemed to agree that the king’s victory was won in spite of - not because of - the militia. But is this a fair judgement? Drawing upon a wealth of information gathered from personal accounts, private papers, letters, financial records, diaries and memoirs, this book revisits the events of 1685 to assess the militia’s performance in helping to defeat the so-called ’pitchfork rebellion’. Through an extensive investigation into the militia itself, its social composition, role, training, armament and leadership the study sets a benchmark for what could have been realistically expected of these part-time soldiers, and then sets this against the actual tasks that were asked of it in 1685. The results that emerge from this exercise paint a very different picture of the militia’s role in the rebellion than has hitherto been accepted by historians. Judged by these criteria, a convincing case is made that the militia was in fact an efficient military organisation according to contemporary expectations and demands made of it. Criticisms of it, it is argued, stem more from political expediency than impartial judgment. As well as being of interest to military and social historians, this book demonstrates the dangers to all historians of taking at face value contemporary comments. It shows how subtle and interlocking forces, that may at first glance appear unrelated, can work together to colour opinions of events and organisations.
The Disbandment Of Cromwell S Army 1660
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Author : David H. Wollman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
The Disbandment Of Cromwell S Army 1660 written by David H. Wollman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Great Britain categories.
State Formation In Early Modern England C 1550 1700
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Author : Michael J. Braddick
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-12-07
State Formation In Early Modern England C 1550 1700 written by Michael J. Braddick and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-07 with History categories.
This book examines the development of the English state during the long seventeenth century, emphasising the impersonal forces which shape the uses of political power, rather than the purposeful actions of individuals or groups. It is a study of state formation rather than of state building. The author's approach does not however rule out the possibility of discerning patterns in the development of the state, and a coherent account emerges which offers some alternative answers to relatively well-established questions. In particular, it is argued that the development of the state in this period was shaped in important ways by social interests - particularly those of class, gender and age. It is also argued that this period saw significant changes in the form and functioning of the state which were, in some sense, modernising. The book therefore offers a narrative of the development of the state in the aftermath of revisionism.
The English Militia In The Eighteenth Century
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Author : J. R. Western
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-11-06
The English Militia In The Eighteenth Century written by J. R. Western and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-06 with History categories.
First published in 1965, The English Militia in the Eighteenth Century directs light on English politics and government, through studying the militia, from the Restoration to the days of the younger Pritt. The militia occupied a significant place both in the quarrels between king and parliament in the later seventeenth century and in the struggle for power between the elder Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle. Raised and officered by the county and parish authorities, its maintenance constantly posed the problem of how to harness the machinery of local government to national purposes. The gentry had to be induced to help and the militia, like other institutions national and local, was shaped by the fashion and extent to which they responded. The book will be of interest to students of history, political science, and literature.
An Apprenticeship In Arms
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Author : Roger B. Manning
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-05-25
An Apprenticeship In Arms written by Roger B. Manning and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with History categories.
Based upon a wide range of historical and literary sources, An Apprenticeship in Arms is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe, as well as the ordinary men who were impressed to serve in the ranks from the time of the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence in 1585 to the death of the soldier-king William III in 1702. This apprenticeship in arms exposed these men to the technological innovations of the military revolution, laid the foundations for a fledgling professional officer class based upon merit and established a fund of military expertise. This remilitarization of aristocratic culture and society was completed by 1640, and provided numerous experienced military officers for the various armies of the civil wars and, subsequently, for the embryonic British army after William III invaded and conquered the British Isles and committed the Three Kingdoms to the armed struggle against Louis XIV during the Nine Years War. Conflicts between amateur aristocrats and so-called 'soldiers of fortune' led to continuing debates about the relative merits of standing armies and a select militia; the individual pursuit of honour and glory by such amateurs also obscured the more rational military and political objectives of the modern state, subverted military discipline, and delayed the process of the professionalization of the officer corps of the British army.
Armies And Political Change In Britain 1660 1750
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Author : Hannah Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-24
Armies And Political Change In Britain 1660 1750 written by Hannah Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-24 with History categories.
Armies and Political Change in Britain, 1660 -1750 argues that armies had a profound impact on the major political events of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Britain. Beginning with the controversial creation of a permanent army to protect the restored Stuart monarchy, this original and important study examines how armies defended or destroyed regimes during the Exclusion Crisis, Monmouth's Rebellion, the Revolution of 1688-1689, and the Jacobite rebellions and plots of the post-1714 period, including the '15 and '45. Hannah Smith explores the political ideas of 'common soldiers' and army officers and analyses their political engagements in a divisive, partisan world. The threat or hope of military intervention into politics preoccupied the era. Would a monarch employ the army to circumvent parliament and annihilate Protestantism? Might the army determine the succession to the throne? Could an ambitious general use armed force to achieve supreme political power? These questions troubled successive generations of men and women as the British army developed into a lasting and costly component of the state, and emerged as a highly successful fighting force during the War of the Spanish Succession. Armies and Political Change in Britain, 1660 - 1750 deploys an innovative periodization to explore significant continuities and developments across the reigns of seven monarchs spanning almost a century. Using a vivid and extensive array of archival, literary, and artistic material, the volume presents a striking new perspective on the political and military history of Britain.
Army Of Charles Ii
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Author : John Childs
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-15
Army Of Charles Ii written by John Childs and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-15 with History categories.
First published in 2006. This study looks at the first standing army in England during time of peace was that of Charles II until its dissolving. Since the earliest times kings of England had raised temporary armies in time of war, but the concept of a force which was not disbanded on the conclusion of hostilities was a radical departure.