Culloden

Trevor Royle

• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781681775678
• eBook ISBN: 9781681772813
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Historia británica

The Battle of Culloden in 1746 has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between the English Royal Army and the Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne. 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. 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 we see the creation of professional fighting forces. 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• Prologue
• 1. The heaviest Curse that can befall an unhappy People
• 2. Like the savage race they roam for prey
• 3. The end of a bad business
• 4. Bruise those Bad Seeds spread about this country
• 5. Learning the lessons the hard way
• 6. Over the Mountains and Over the Main
• 7. The World at War: North America
• 8. Paths of Glory
• 9. Winning the West: Canada and the Caribbean
• 10. The World at War: India
• 11. The World at War: Europe
• 12. Forty Years On: The End of an Old Song
• Notes and References
• Bibliography
• Illustrations
• Index
• Also by Trevor Royle
• Copyright