Scottish soldiers in France in the reign of the Sun King : nursery for men of honour / by Matthew Glozier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glozier, Matthew.

Series:

History of warfare 1385-7827 ; 24.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.

Soldiers.

Scots.

History.

Command of troops.

France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.

France.

Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715--Military leadership.

Louis.

Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.

Great Britain.

Scotland--History, Military.

Scotland.

History, Military.

Scots--France--History.

Soldiers--Scotland.

Physical Description:

xvi, 290 pages : illustrations, portrait, genealogical tables ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Summary:

This study of Scottish soldiers in France in the age of the Sun King provides fascinating information about the visicitudes suffered by the brave personnel of the regiment of George Douglas, Earl of Dumbarton. Hardly the heirs of an 'auld' alliance amity, they became the playthings of a king intent on transforming the nature of war in his era.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Scottish Soldiers Abroad 15

Chapter 2 Scots in France 31

Chapter 3 Expatriates and the Restoration 49

Chapter 4 Experiences Abroad 69

Chapter 5 'Cult of Arms' 85

Chapter 6 France at War 100

Chapter 7 British Brigade in France 134

Chapter 8 Independent Regiments in France 154

Chapter 9 The Treaty of Nijmegen and the 'Exclusion Crisis' 168

Chapter 10 Dumbarton's Regiment in Britain 181

Chapter 11 King James and the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 204

Epilogue: A Jacobite Army at Lille 231.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Western Sydney) presented under the title: A 'Nursery for Men of Honour': Scottish Military Service in France and The Netherlands, 1660-92.

Includes bibliographical references (page [263}-282) and index.

ISBN:

900413865X

OCLC:

55018524