The Highland Battles

Author : Chris Peers
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526741752

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The Highland Battles by Chris Peers Pdf

This in-depth history of medieval Scottish warfare highlights the rivalries between the Norse warlords and the early Scottish kings. Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Scotland’s northern and western highlands underwent a turbulent period of significant wars. The Highlands and islands were controlled by the kings of Norway or by Norse or Norse-Celtic warlords, who not only resisted Scottish royal authority but on occasion seemed likely to overthrow it. In The Highland Battles, Chris Peers provides a coherent and vivid account of the campaigns and battles that shaped Scotland. The narrative is structured around a number of battles—Skitten Moor, Torfness, Tankerness, Renfrew, Mam Garvia, Clairdon and Dalrigh—which illustrate phases of the conflict and reveal the strategies and tactics of the rival chieftains. Peers explores the international background to many of these conflicts which had consequences for Scotland’s relations with England, Ireland and continental Europe. He also considers to what extent the fighting methods of the time survived into the post-medieval period.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783409495

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Battles of the Scottish Lowlands by Stuart Reid Pdf

This historical guide retells, in graphic detail, the story of nine of the most important battles to be fought in Scotland south of the Highland Line, stretching from Aberdeen to the Firth of Clyde. The battles range from medieval period to the time of Jacobite Rebellion. They show how weapons andequipment, tactics and strategy, and the make up of the armies themselves changed over the course of almost 500 years. By concentrating on these nine battles Stuart Reid provides a concise, coherent account of Scottish military history, and he presents detailed reassessments of each battle in the light of the very latest research. His book is fascinating introduction to Scottish military history and an essential guide for readers who are keen to explore these battle sites for themselves.Three of the battles belong to the medieval period and Scotland's fight to establish and maintain its independence from England—Wallace's victory at Stirling Bridge in 1296, Bruce's even greater victory at Bannockburn in 1314 and then, at the end of the period, the crushing defeat at Pinkie in1547. Three more battles belong to the bloody civil wars of the seventeenth century—Montrose's great victory at Kilsyth in August 1645, Cromwell's triumph at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 and the short, bloody action at Inverkeithing that followed. Finally for the Jacobite period the trilogy covers Sherriffmuir 1715, Prestonpans 1745 and the conclusive encounter at Falkirk 1746.By skillful use of maps, diagrams and photographs the author explains the complex, sometimes puzzling sequence of events that make these encounters so fascinating. He provides a detailed tour of each battleground as it appears to the visitor in the present day and rediscovers the lanes and by-ways tramped by soldiers hundreds of years ago.

Author : James Cromb
Publisher : Stirling : [s.n.]
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : PRNC:32101074208214

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The Highland Brigade by James Cromb Pdf

Author : Madison,Neal Madison James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0882892118

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Highland Charge at Drumossie Muir by Madison,Neal Madison James Pdf

The Battle of Culloden of April 16, 1746, one of history's most storied military clashes, has been depicted in stunning realism and full-color detail by artist James Neal Madison. This limited edition lithograph, measuring 24 inches by 36 inches, is printed on matte stock and is signed and numbered by the artist.

Author : James Cromb
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022498851

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The Highland Brigade by James Cromb Pdf

This stirring and authoritative book tells the story of the Highland Brigade, one of the British Army's most renowned fighting forces, tracing its formation, its key battles, and the heroic deeds of the men who served in its ranks. With rare and fascinating photographs and detailed analysis of military strategy and tactics, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in military history and the epic struggles of the Scottish people. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : James Cromb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 133103521X

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The Highland Brigade by James Cromb Pdf

Excerpt from The Highland Brigade: Its Battles and Its Heroes About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Chris Peers
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399070041

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Clan Battles by Chris Peers Pdf

Warfare between the clans of the Highlands in the late Middle Ages determined the course of history in this region of Scotland, and Chris Peers’ gripping account of it – and of the rivalry between the strongest clans – gives the reader a deep insight into this bloody, turbulent phase in the development of the far north of the British Isles. The battles he describes, all of them fought between the 1430s and the 1540s, were flash points in the long struggle for dominance between the leading clans of the region. The battles are reconstructed in vivid detail. The first, Druim n Coub, was fought in 1433 between the Mackays and the Sutherlands. Then came Bloody Bay, a sea fight between rival MacDonald factions, Blar na Parc between the MacDonalds and the Mackenzies, Creag an Airgid between the MacDonalds and the MacIains, Glendale between the MacDonalds and MacLeods, and Torran Dubh between alliances headed by the Mackays and Sutherlands. The final battle, Blar na Leine, fought between the MacDonalds and the Frasers in 1544, marked the end of an era. The subsequent fate of the leading clans, principally the MacDonalds and Mackays, is also covered in a narrative that gives the reader a fascinating new perspective of clan loyalties and conflict which still resonates today. As well as covering the fighting Chris Peers explains the way war in the Highlands was organized by the contending clans during the period – the strategies and tactics, weapons and armor they employed. The result is an absorbing all-round account of the military history of the Highlands before the clans eventually lost their independence.

Author : George Dooley
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307414632

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Battle for the Central Highlands by George Dooley Pdf

THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS--WHERE DANGER REIGNED SUPREME AND DEATH WAS A CONSTANT COMPANION The fighting was fierce in the Central Highlands where Green Beret George Dooley served with elite Special Forces A-teams, training the rugged Montagnards in guerrilla warfare and accompanying them on patrols. The Viet Cong and NVA were entrenched in the sparsely populated Highlands, where towering mountains gave them the ruthless upper hand. The missions Dooley led, often in enemy territory, provided a steady diet of sniping, ambushes, booby traps, and mines. As the war escalated, Dooley commanded his own A-team, and the battles against the large numbers of crack NVA troops became even more desperate and deadly. By then military command routinely assigned anything-but-routine missions to Special Forces and expected them to meet their objectives. BATTLE FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS details the unbelievable valor of these legendary American warriors. . . .

Author : Alistair Moffat
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500290842

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The Highland Clans by Alistair Moffat Pdf

“A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.” —The Scotsman The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Alistair Moffat traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans; from Somerled the Viking to Robert the Bruce; from the great battles of Bannockburn and Flodden to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Risings; and from the Clearances to the present day. Moffat is an adept guide to the world of the clans, a world dominated by lineage, land, and community. These are stories of great leaders and famous battles, and of an extraordinary people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. It’s a story too about the pain of leaving, with the great emigrations to the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand that began after Culloden. Complete with a clan map and an alphabetical list of the clans of the Scottish Highlands, this is a must for anyone interested in the history of Scotland.

Author : William Reeve
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Ballets
ISBN : BL:A0023560091

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Overture to Oscar and Malvina with the Highland March and Battle Pieces. [P. F.] by William Reeve Pdf

Author : Murray Pittock
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191640698

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Culloden by Murray Pittock Pdf

The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite retreat from Derby several months before. But for all this, Culloden is a battle with great significance in British history. It was the last pitched battle on the soil of the British Isles to be fought with regular troops on both sides. It came to stand for the final defeat of the Jacobite cause. And it was the last domestic contestation of the Act of Union of 1707, the resolution of which propelled Great Britain to be the dominant world power for the next 150 years. If the battle itself was short, its aftermath was brutal - with the depredations of the Duke of Cumberland followed by a campaign to suppress the clan system and the Highland way of life. And its afterlife in the centuries since has been a fascinating one, pitting British Whig triumphalism against a growing romantic memorialization of the Jacobite cause. On both sides there has long been a tendency to regard the battle as a dramatic clash, between Highlander and Lowlander, Celt and Saxon, Catholic and Protestant, the old and the new. Yet, as this account of the battle and its long cultural afterlife suggests, while viewing Culloden in such a way might be rhetorically compelling, it is not necessarily good history.

Author : James Cromb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Highland Brigade
ISBN : NYPL:33433043811144

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The Highland Brigade by James Cromb Pdf

Author : Trevor Royle
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405514767

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Culloden by Trevor Royle Pdf

The Battle of Culloden has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne and the English Royal Army. But this wasn't just a conflict between the Scots and the English, the battle was also part of a much larger campaign to protect the British Isles from the growing threat of a French invasion. In Trevor Royle's vivid and evocative narrative, we are drawn into the ranks, on both sides, alongside doomed Jacobites fighting fellow Scots dressed in the red coats of the Duke of Cumberland's Royal Army. And we meet the Duke himself, a skilled warrior who would gain notoriety due to the reprisals on Highland clans in the battle's aftermath. Royle also takes us beyond the battle as the men of the Royal Army, galvanized by its success at Culloden, expand dramatically and start to fight campaigns overseas in America and India in order to secure British interests; we see the revolutionary use of fighting techniques first implemented at Culloden; and the creation of professional fighting forces. Culloden changed the course of British history by ending all hope of the Stuarts reclaiming the throne, cementing Hanoverian rule and forming the bedrock for the creation of the British Empire. Royle's lively and provocative history looks afresh at the period and unveils its true significance, not only as the end of a struggle for the throne but the beginning of a new global power.

Author : Philip Warner
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1995-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850524871

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Famous Scottish Battles by Philip Warner Pdf

The author gives a vivid account of Scottish military history from the coming of the Romans to Scotland to the Battle of Culloden in 1746. There are detailed descriptions of sixteen of the most important battles with up-to-date maps which enable the reader and visitor to find and understand the sites.

Author : James Cromb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:858622652

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The Highland-Brigade by James Cromb Pdf