| Description |
1 online resource : map |
| Series |
Bloomsbury studies in military history |
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Bloomsbury studies in military history.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Research questions -- Chapter summaries -- Methodology -- Sources -- Terminology -- 1 Scotland's Professional Soldiers -- Introduction -- The changing nature of armies -- Scots in service abroad -- Scots in British service -- Conclusion -- 2 The Scottish Soldier's Experience -- Introduction -- Joining the colours -- Drill, discipline and punishment -- Duties of a soldier -- Billeting and barracks -- Conclusion |
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3 The Scottish Soldier and the British State -- Introduction -- Stalwarts -- Pragmatists -- Trimmers -- Conclusion -- 4 Scotland's Auxiliary Forces -- Introduction -- The development of the militia -- The effect of the Union on militias -- The purpose of the militia -- Raising a militia regiment -- Unravelling the militia-fencible tangle -- Other auxiliary forces -- The significance of militia use in Scotland -- Conclusion -- 5 Scotland's Military Installations -- Introduction -- Key fortifications, pre- and post-Union -- The location, purpose and strength of fortifications -- Road building |
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The successes and failures of Scotland's fortifications -- Fortifications as a measure of governmental interest -- The Ordnance Office -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The wholesale assimilation of Scots into the British Army is largely associated with the recruitment of Highlanders during and after the Seven Years War. This important new study demonstrates that the assimilation of Lowland and Highland Scots into the British Army was a salient feature of its history in the first half of the 18th century and was already well advanced by the outbreak of the Seven Years War. Scotland and the British Army, 1700-1750 analyses the wider policing functions of the British Army, the role of Scotland's militia and the development of Scotland's military roads and insti |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Army fast |
| Subject |
Military history.
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British & Irish history.
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Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- History, Military -- 18th century
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| Subject |
Scotland
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472514899 |
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1472514890 |
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9781472505224 |
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1472505220 |
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9781474210966 |
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1474210961 |
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