The last battle on English soil, Preston 1715 / Jonathan Oates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oates, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715--Campaigns--England--Preston (Lancashire).

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715.

Social aspects.

History, Military.

Preston (Lancashire, England)--History, Military--18th century.

Preston (Lancashire, England).

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715--Campaigns--England, Northern.

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715--Campaigns--Scotland--Lowlands.

England, Northern--History, Military--18th century.

England, Northern.

Lowlands (Scotland)--History, Military--18th century.

Lowlands (Scotland).

Jacobite Rebellion, 1715--Social aspects.

Military campaigns.

Northern England.

England--Preston (Lancashire).

Scotland--Lowlands.

Genre:

Military history.

Physical Description:

243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2015]

Summary:

"Whilst much has been written about the Jacobites, most works have tended to look at the Rebellion of 1745, rather than the earlier attempt to reinstate the Stuart dynasty. As such this book provides a welcome focus on events in 1715, when Jacobites in both England and Scotland tried to oust George I and to replace him with James Stuart. In particular it provides a detailed narrative and analysis of the campaign in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the north of England that led to the decisive battle at Preston and ended the immediate prospects of the Jacobite cause. Drawing upon a wealth of under-utilised sources, the work builds on existing research into the period to give weight to the community and individual dimensions of the crisis as well as to the military ones. Contrary to popular myth, the Jacobite army contained both English and Scots, and because it surrendered almost intact, an analysis of the surviving list of Jacobite prisoners captured in the North West England reveals much information about their origins, occupations, unit structure and, sometimes, religion, as well as the quality of the soldiers' arms and equipment, their experience and that of their leaders. Through this study of the last major battle to be fought on English soil, a clearer picture emerges of the individuals and groups who sought to mould the direction of the freshly created British state and the dynasty that should rule it"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prelude to the Fifteen, 1688-1715

The Jacobite insurrection in the North of England, October 1715

The North West of England, September-October 1715

The Jacobite march south, November 1715

The opposing sides

The Battle of Preston, 12-14 November 1715

The aftermath of the Fifteen, 1715-1717

Postscript in the North.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472441553

1472441559

OCLC:

899073354