The British Volunteer Movement 1794 1814
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The British Volunteer Movement 1794 1814
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Author : Austin Gee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The British Volunteer Movement 1794 1814 written by Austin Gee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Great Britain categories.
The British Volunteer Movement 1794 1814
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Author : Austin Gee
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2003
The British Volunteer Movement 1794 1814 written by Austin Gee 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 2003 with History categories.
This volume provides a comprehensive view of the social, political and military aspects of the volunteer movement of the French Wars: the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry and the armed associations in England, Scotland and Wales from 1794 to 1814 and in some cases beyond.
The Napoleonic Dad S Army
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Author : Paul L Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2024-04-30
The Napoleonic Dad S Army written by Paul L Dawson and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with History categories.
During the crisis year of 1792 when war against France was at its closest, a variety of societies and associations of Loyal Britons were set up throughout Britain. Their aim was to organise patriotic, anti-French forces in defense of king and country, and to help maintain the established order. The need to provide an internal defense force resulted in the Volunteer Act of 1794. It witnessed the formation of hundreds of volunteer regiments on the upswell in loyalist sentiment following the disorder and instability witnessed across the Channel in Revolutionary France. By 1798, there were 118,000 volunteers but, faced with the possibility of a French invasion of Southern England, William Pitts government aimed to expand this number substantially. By 1804 there were an astonishing 380,000 volunteers under arms and the various Corps made up half to one third of all the home service forces. When we add in those volunteers who agreed to serve overseas, as garrison troops in India for example, the number grows to approximately 800,000 meaning that around one in every five adult males participated in military activities. This amazing groundswell of patriotic fervour has seldom been investigated before. Using diaries and archive sources, this book seeks to explore the Dads Army of the Napoleonic Wars. These men were far more than local bands of volunteers, they represented a militarisation of society not previously seen and which was repeated again when the world was thrown into war in the twentieth century.
The Napoleonic Dad S Army
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Author : PAUL L. DAWSON
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2024-04-30
The Napoleonic Dad S Army written by PAUL L. DAWSON and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-30 with categories.
During the crisis year of 1792 when war against France was at its closest, a variety of societies and associations of 'Loyal Britons' were set up throughout Britain. Their aim was to organise patriotic, anti-French forces in defense of king and country, and to help maintain the established order. The need to provide an internal defense force resulted in the Volunteer Act of 1794. It witnessed the formation of hundreds of volunteer regiments on the upswell in loyalist sentiment following the disorder and instability witnessed across the Channel in Revolutionary France. By 1798, there were 118,000 volunteers but, faced with the possibility of a French invasion of Southern England, William Pitt's government aimed to expand this number substantially. By 1804 there were an astonishing 380,000 volunteers under arms and the various Corps made up half to one third of all the home service forces. When we add in those volunteers who agreed to serve overseas, as garrison troops in India for example, the number grows to approximately 800,000 - meaning that around one in every five adult males participated in military activities. This amazing groundswell of patriotic fervour has seldom been investigated before. Using diaries and archive sources, this book seeks to explore the 'Dad's Army' of the Napoleonic Wars. These men were far more than local bands of volunteers, they represented a militarisation of society not previously seen and which was repeated again when the world was thrown into war in the twentieth century.
Britain And Wellington S Army
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Author : K. Linch
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-07-25
Britain And Wellington S Army written by K. Linch and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-25 with History categories.
Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the consequences on Britain's government, army and society.
The Channel
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Author : Renaud Morieux
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-29
The Channel written by Renaud Morieux 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 2016-03-29 with History categories.
This book approaches the English Channel as a border which connected, as much as it separated, France and England in the eighteenth century.
Citizen Soldiers And The British Empire 1837 1902
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Author : Ian F W Beckett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Citizen Soldiers And The British Empire 1837 1902 written by Ian F W Beckett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with History categories.
The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of citizen soldiers in Britain and its empire during the Victorian period.
A Guide To British Military History
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Author : Ian F. W. Beckett
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-06-30
A Guide To British Military History written by Ian F. W. Beckett and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-30 with History categories.
What exactly is military history? Forty years ago it meant battles, campaigns, great commanders, drums and trumpets. It was largely the preserve of military professionals and was used to support national history and nationalism. Now, though, the study of war has been transformed by the war and society approach, by the examination of identity, memory and gender, and a less Euro-centric and more global perspective. Generally it is recognised that war and conflict must be integrated into the wider narrative of historical development, and this is why Ian Becketts research guide is such a useful tool for anyone working in this growing field. It introduces students to all the key debates, issues and resources. While European and global perspectives are not neglected, there is an emphasis on the British experience of war since 1500. This survey of British military history will be essential reading and reference for anyone who has a professional or amateur interest in the subject, and it will be a valuable introduction for newcomers to it.
British Liberators In The Age Of Napoleon
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Author : Graciela Iglesias Rogers
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-02-14
British Liberators In The Age Of Napoleon written by Graciela Iglesias Rogers and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with History categories.
This is the first book-length examination of the involvement of British volunteers in the Spanish forces during the Napoleonic Wars.
John Henry Williams 1747 1829
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Author : Colin Haydon
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2007
John Henry Williams 1747 1829 written by Colin Haydon and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
First full-length study of the life and career of John Henry Williams, one of the most fascinating figures of the eighteenth-century church. John Henry Williams was the vicar of Wellesbourne in south Warwickshire from 1778 until his death some fifty years later. A dedicated pastor, displaying an `enlightened and liberal' outlook, his career illuminates the Church of England's condition in the period, and also a clergyman's place in local society. However, he was not merely a country parson. A `political clergyman', Williams engaged fervently in both provincial and national political debate, denouncing the war with revolutionary France between 1793 and 1802, and published a series of forceful sermons condemning the struggle on Christian principles. To opponents, he appeared insidious and blinkered, but to admirers he was 'a sound divine, and not a less sound politician'. This book, the first to examine Williams' career in full, is a detailed, vivid, and sometimes moving, study of a man who occupies an honorable and significant position in the Church of England's history and in the history of British peace campaigning. Dr COLIN HAYDON teaches in the Department of History at the University of Winchester.