Hey For Old Robin! was the cry of the Earl of Essex's army during
the First Civil War as, contrary to modern popular belief, Robert
Devereux was well-liked by the men he led. This book fills a gap in
the literature of the Civil Wars, taking up the challenge to write
a new history of Essex and his Army and examining the
often-repeated view that he was a cautious dullard with little
military skill. The two authors Christopher Scott and Alan Turton,
both well known published military historians, present a more
balanced view of Parliament's first Lord General, bringing him out
of the shadow of Cromwell. In doing so they are not afraid to bite
the bullet of period and modern criticism of Essex as a strategist
and tactician, as well as his reported failings as a man. Based on
primary research, including site visits to scenes of his triumphs
and disasters, they trace the story of the early campaigns,
beginning with Edgehill, then Brentford and Turnham Green, the
relief of Gloucester and the retreat to Newbury, the Siege of
Reading, the Thames Valley Campaign, the disaster of Lostwithiel
and the rebuilding of the army for Second Newbury. Whilst they
leave the detailed examination of the various battles fought by
Essex and his men to more specialist books, they tell the story of
each of the campaigns and share their thoughts on Essex's problems
and his decisions and actions. They also examine how the armies
were constituted, officered, recruited and maintained, as well as
its reductions and transfers. In separate chapters they describe
Essex's Foot, the Horse, the Dragoons, The Artillery and The Train,
dealing with what the army wore, what it was paid, what weapons it
used, the flags it carried and how it was organised, operated and
fought. All this is set within a sound understanding and
appreciation of the background of the seventeenth century and
Essex's place in the socio-political zeitgeist as well as period
military thinking and practice. Illustrated with a wealth of
seldom-seen contemporary engravings of Essex's officers and friends
and newly commissioned maps, as well as uniform and cornets &
colours plates, this work is of great use to anyone with an
interest in our civil wars including academics, local historians,
re-enactors and wargamers.
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