An apprenticeship in arms : the origins of the British Army 1585-1702 / Roger B. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Roger B. (Roger Burrow)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--History--17th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army--History--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (488 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based upon a wide range of historical and literary sources, An Apprenticeship in Arms is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe, as well as the ordinary men who were impressed to serve in the ranks from the time of the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence in 1585 to the death of the soldier-king William III in 1702. Thisapprenticeship in arms exposed these men to the technological innovations of the military revolution, laid the foundations for a

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Note on the Text; Abbreviations; PART I. A MILITARY APPRENTICESHIP 1585-1640; 1. The Irish wars; 2. The Low-Countries wars; 3. British manpower and the States' Army; 4. Recruiting in the British Isles for mainland European armies; 5. Military and naval expeditions of the1620s; 6. The campus martius: the domestic school of war; PART II. THE EXPERIENCE OF CIVIL WAR 1640-1660; 7. Mercenaries and gentlemen; 8. Raising and organizing standing armies; 9. Atrocity, plunder and discipline; 10. The Civil Wars in Ireland and Scotland

PART III. THE DECAY OF A MILITARY TRADITION 1660-168811. Standing armies in the Three Kingdoms; 12. The decay of the militia; 13. English, Irish and Scots in mainland European armies; PART IV. THE RECOVERY OF A MILITARY TRADITION 1688-1702; 14. The descent on England; 15. The Williamite conquest of Scotland and Ireland; 16. The Nine Years War; 17. Conclusion: military professionalism; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-455) and index.

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ISBN:

1-4294-9289-9

1-280-90528-X

9786610905287

0-19-153212-6

OCLC:

171290581