ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The Jacobite armies had to be defeated and dispersed by the state's forces, and any allies from abroad had to be repelled on the field of battle or during campaign. Yet these campaigns were not easy ones and presented numerous challenges to the British state's military resources. The opening stages of campaigns were marked by movement on the part of the Jacobites and it was unclear what their strength and intentions were. Similarly, militia and volunteer forces, commanded by the county lieutenancy or borough mayoralty were guided by the Secretaries of State. In order to assist with these sudden emergencies, additional forces had to be raised. Furthermore it was impossible to assemble more than one field army against the Jacobites until late November. These were failings of the system which commanders had to continually work to resolve, as well as dealing with the enemy in the field.
