Maligned Militia (PDF)
The West Country Militia of the Monmouth Rebellion, 1685
(Sprache: Englisch)
Despite its failure to unseat King James II, the Monmouth Rebellion had a profound influence upon English politics. In particular, it reignited the debate about whether the country should rely on a professional army under direct royal control or local...
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Despite its failure to unseat King James II, the Monmouth Rebellion had a profound influence upon English politics. In particular, it reignited the debate about whether the country should rely on a professional army under direct royal control or local country militias made up of part-time soldiers. King James favoured the former, and used criticism of the militias performance during the rebellion to support his argument. Contemporary commentators and historians alike all certainly seemed to agree that the kings victory was won in spite of - not because of - the militia.But is this a fair judgement? Drawing upon a wealth of information gathered from personal accounts, private papers, letters, financial records, diaries and memoirs, this book revisits the events of 1685 to assess the militias performance in helping to defeat the so-called pitchfork rebellion. Through an extensive investigation into the militia itself, its social composition, role, training, armament and leadership the study sets a benchmark for what could have been realistically expected of these part-time soldiers, and then sets this against the actual tasks that were asked of it in 1685. The results that emerge from this exercise paint a very different picture of the militias role in the rebellion than has hitherto been accepted by historians. Judged by these criteria, a convincing case is made that the militia was in fact an efficient military organisation according to contemporary expectations and demands made of it. Criticisms of it, it is argued, stem more from political expediency than impartial judgment.As well as being of interest to military and social historians, this book demonstrates the dangers to all historians of taking at face value contemporary comments. It shows how subtle and interlocking forces, that may at first glance appear unrelated, can work together to colour opinions of events and organisations.
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- Autor: Dr Christopher L Scott
- 2015, 356 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Ashgate Publishing Ltd
- ISBN-10: 1472437721
- ISBN-13: 9781472437723
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2015
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