A journey to the Highland battlefield where this landmark event in
Scottish history took place, with numerous maps and illustrations.
Culloden Moor is one of the most famous battles in British history
and, for the Scots, the battle is pre-eminent, surpassing even
Bannockburn. In this decisive and bloody encounter in 1746, the Duke
of Cumberland’s government army defeated the Jacobite rebels led by
Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Yet, despite the attention paid to this
critical event—in particular to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the
Jacobite legend—few writers have concentrated on the battle itself
and on the Highland battlefield on which it was fought. Stuart
Reid, in this revised third edition of his bestselling guide, does
just that. He tells the story of the campaign and sets out in a
graphic and easily understood way the movements and deployments of the
opposing forces, and he describes in vivid detail the deadly combat
that followed. Incorporating the latest documentary and archaeological
research and featuring a completely new and expanded section on the
armies, it also invites visitors to explore for themselves this
historic ground on which the tragic battle was fought.
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Battlefield Guide: Third Edition
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781526739742
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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