Read The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters

The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters

Unknown Author

4.9/5 (27532 ratings)

Description:William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was only 23 when, early in 1745, he was appointed to the British Army's Captain General. Launched into battle almost immediately, his defeat at Fontenoy was not discreditable, but in its aftermath he quickly found the demands of coalition warfare taxing. The outbreak of the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland then thrust upon him the conflicting priorities of home defence or continental campaigning; eventually almost the entire British contingent in the Low Countries was withdrawn.Once home, Cumberland pursued the retreating Jacobites out of England before unexpectedly finding himself required to take the field in Scotland. His conduct of the 1746 campaign, culminating in the final overthrow of the Jacobite army at Culloden, has always proved controversial.Cumberland returned to the Low Countries in 1747 to lead a heterogeneous army against the French. He was defeated at the Battle of Laffelt. When the allies' deteriorating military situation led to the onset of peace, Cumberland was kept fully apprised of the negotiations conducted at Aix-la-Chapelle.Cumberland was the British Army's foremost figure of the middle years of thee eighteenth century. With the publication of this edition of his letters, new light is shed on the exercising of command during the War of the Austrian Succession.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters. To get started finding The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 370

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Army Records Society

Release: 2018

ISBN: 0750988878

Description: William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, was only 23 when, early in 1745, he was appointed to the British Army's Captain General. Launched into battle almost immediately, his defeat at Fontenoy was not discreditable, but in its aftermath he quickly found the demands of coalition warfare taxing. The outbreak of the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland then thrust upon him the conflicting priorities of home defence or continental campaigning; eventually almost the entire British contingent in the Low Countries was withdrawn.Once home, Cumberland pursued the retreating Jacobites out of England before unexpectedly finding himself required to take the field in Scotland. His conduct of the 1746 campaign, culminating in the final overthrow of the Jacobite army at Culloden, has always proved controversial.Cumberland returned to the Low Countries in 1747 to lead a heterogeneous army against the French. He was defeated at the Battle of Laffelt. When the allies' deteriorating military situation led to the onset of peace, Cumberland was kept fully apprised of the negotiations conducted at Aix-la-Chapelle.Cumberland was the British Army's foremost figure of the middle years of thee eighteenth century. With the publication of this edition of his letters, new light is shed on the exercising of command during the War of the Austrian Succession.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters. To get started finding The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters

The Duke of Cumberland's Campaigns in Britain and the Low Countries, 1745-1748: A Selection of His Letters

More Books