Many books have been written about the Jacobite rebellions - the
armed attempts made by the Stuarts to regain the British throne
between 1689 and 1746 - and in particular about the risings of
1689, 1715, 1719 and 1745. The key battles have been described in
graphic detail. Yet no previous book has given a comprehensive
military account of the campaigns in their entirety - and that is
the purpose of Jonathan Oates's new history. For over fifty years
the Jacobites posed a serious threat to the governments of William
and Mary, Queen Anne and George I and II. But they were unable to
follow up their victories at Killiecrankie, Prestonpans and
Falkirk, and the overwhelming defeat suffered by Bonnie Prince
Charlie's army when it confronted the Duke of Cumberland's forces
at Culloden in 1746 was decisive. The author uses vivid eyewitness
testimony and contemporary sources, as well as the latest
archaeological evidence, to trace the course of the conflict, and
offers an absorbing insight into the makeup of the opposing sides,
their leadership, their troops and the strategy and tactics they
employed. His distinctive approach gives the reader a long
perspective on a conflict which is often viewed more narrowly in
terms of famous episodes and the careers of the leading men.
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