A History of the British Army – Vol. II (1714-1763)

Sir John William Fortescue

• Publisher: Wagram Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781908902832
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: History

Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life's work "The History of the British Army", issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so and with aplomb, leading to a readable and comprehensive study.
According to Professor Emeritus of Military History at King's College, Brian Bond, the work was "the product of indefatigable research in original documents, a determination to present a clear, accurate, and readable narrative of military operations, and a close personal knowledge of the battlefields, which enabled him to elucidate his account with excellent maps. Most important, however, was his motivation: namely, a lifelong affection for the old, long-service, pre-Cardwell army, the spirit of the regiments of which it largely consisted, and the value of its traditions to the nation. An important part of his task was to distil and inculcate these soldierly virtues which, in his conservative view, contrasted sharply with the unedifying character of politicians who habitually meddled in military matters." ODNB.
This second volume covers the period from 1713 to 1763, including the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, the wars of Austrian Succession, and British expansion into America and India and the enduring struggle with France for Imperial power.
A MUST READ for any military enthusiast.
Author — Fortescue, J. W. Sir, 1859-1933.
Text taken, whole and complete, from the second edition published in1910, London, by Macmillan and Co.
Original Page Count – xxii and 606 pages.
Illustrations — Numerous maps and plans

APPENDIX B

{1} 1713.

{2} 1714.

{3} Commons Journals, 18th April 1713. Secretary's Common Letter Book, 29th July 1712, 23rd July 1715. H. O. M. E. B., 26th July 1715. Miscellaneous Orders (Guards and Garrisons), 25th, October 1715.

{4} August 1/12.

{5} May 24.

{6} But I can give no authority for the restoration of the 6th, I 14th, 28th, and 29th Foot, excepting their reappearance on the active list before the rest.

{7} Newton's, Tyrrell's, Churchill's, Rich's, Molesworth's, and Stanhope's. Millan gives the names of six more, which, however, seem to have begun and ended with the appointment of the colonel.

{8} Stanwix's, Dubourgay's, Lucas's, Pocock's, Hotham's. Here again Millan gives a list of eight more, whose names never appeared on the estimates.

{9} Miscellaneous Orders (Guards and Garrisons), 23rd July 1715. Secretary's Common Letter Book, 25th July 1715.

{10} H. 0. M. E. B., 12th March 1719.

{11} Carpenter's force consisted of the 4th Hussars, Molesworth's and Churchill's dragoons. Wills on the west coast had the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 9th Lancers, nth, 13th and 14th Hussars, 23rd, 26th and 27th Foot. Argyll's regiments at Stirling in October were the Greys, 3rd, 4th and 7th Hussars, and 6th Dragoons, the nth, 16th, 21st, 25th and Grant's Foot. Newspapers, 6th October 1715.

The casualties at Sheriffmuir were 23 officers and 354 men killed, 11 officers and 142 men wounded. Flying Post, 3rd December 1715.

{12} 1717.

{13} 1719.

{14} April 16.

{15} The regiments present were the nth, 14th, and 15th Foot, and some foreign troops. The casualties of the English were I officer and 14 men killed, 6 officers and 73 men wounded. The total loss of the force was 21 killed, 1...

Table of contents

• Title page
• MAPS AND PLANS
• ERRATA
• BOOK VII
• BOOK VIII
• BOOK IX
• BOOK X
• APPENDIX A
• APPENDIX B