ABSTRACT

The military aspects of the Jacobite campaigns in eighteenth-century Britain are considered in this study. Taken from the viewpoint of those loyal to the Hanoverian Crown, the three mainland campaigns of 1715–6, 1719 and 1745–6 are examined, using research based on primary sources: memoirs, diaries, letters, newspapers and State papers.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|15 pages

Raising the Men

chapter 2|44 pages

The Army on Campaign

chapter 3|29 pages

The Battle

chapter 4|28 pages

The Siege

chapter 5|20 pages

The Formation of the Militia and Posse

chapter 7|34 pages

The Militia and Volunteer Forces in Action

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion