War, religion and service : Huguenot soldiering, 1685-1713 / edited by Matthew Glozier, David Onnekink.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glozier, Matthew.

Onnekink, David.

Series:

Politics and culture in north-western Europe, 1650-1720

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mercenary troops.

History.

Huguenots.

Europe--History, Military--1648-1789.

Europe.

History, Military.

Huguenots--Europe--History--17th century.

Mercenary troops--Europe--History--17th century.

Huguenots--Europe--History--18th century.

Mercenary troops--Europe--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 296 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction / Matthe Glozier and David Onnekink

Huguenot soldiering c. 1560-1685 : the origins of a tradition / D.J.B. Trim

Huguenots and Huguenot regiments in the British army, 1660-1702 : 'cometh the moment, cometh the men' / John Childs

A study in misplaced loyalty : Louis de Durfort-Duras, Earl of Feversham (1640-1709) / Philip Rambaut

'The good Lord Galway' : the English and Irish careers of a Huguenot leader / Randolph Vigne

'Janisaries, and spahees and pretorian band' : perceptions of Huguenot soldiers in Williamite England / David Onnekink

Schomberg, Ruvigny and the Huguenots in Ireland : William III's Irish war, 1689-91 / Harman Murtagh

Huguenot soldiers in Dutch service : 'a good captain to disperse the royal troops' / Matthew Glozier and David Onnekink

Au réfugié : Huguenot officers in The Hague, 1687 / Dianne W. Ressinger

The refugees in the army of Brandenburg-Prussia : 'those unfortunate banished people from France' / Helmut Schmitter

Integration and social assent of Huguenot soldiers in Brandenburg-Prussia : the impact of the Edict of Potsdam / Detlef Harms

Huguenot soldiers in Brandenburg-Prussia under Friedrich Wilhelm and Friedrich III (1640-1713) : the state of research in German military, migration and confessional history / Matthias Asche

'The court at Celle is completely French' : Huguenot soldiers in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg / Andreas Flick

Huguenots in the army of Savoy-Piedmont : Protestant soldiers and civilians in the Savoyard State in the seventeenth and eighteenth century / Paola Bianchi

Huguenot soldiers in Russia : a study in military competence / Matthew Glozier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-276) and index.

ISBN:

9780754654445

0754654443

OCLC:

72799142