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A Journey Through Part Of England And Scotland Along With The Army Under The Command Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Cumberland

A Journey Through Part Of England And Scotland Along With The Army Under The Command Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Cumberland

James Ray A Volunteer

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
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Historia general y mundial
ISBN:
9789354444630
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Written by an ordinary volunteer who marched with the Duke of Cumberland, this is the campaign seen from the ranks rather than the council tent. The detail is quietly astonishing. James Ray records roads and rivers, billets and bystanders, turning a British army campaign narrative into a vivid historical travelogue of England and Scotland in the 18th century. As the royal forces move north against the Jacobite rising of 1745, he notes anxious townships, divided loyalties and the hard routines of the march, setting the great events that culminated in Culloden against the everyday texture of George II’s Britain.An eighteenth century military memoir as much as a journey book, A Journey Through Part of England and Scotland Along With The Army Under The Command Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Cumberland speaks directly to students of Jacobite rebellion 1745 history. As a Jacobite rebellion primary source it captures the tone and perceptions of a loyalist eyewitness, offering context for the duke of Cumberland campaign that reshaped Scotland and the wider British Isles. For military history readers and for Scottish history enthusiasts alike, it serves as both engaging narrative and dependable military history reference edition, especially for those seeking early battle of Culloden accounts. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.

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