How the Scots Won the English Civil War

The Triumph of Fraser's Dragoons

Alisdair McRae (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2013
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-9860-7 (ISBN)

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Taking a fresh look at the Scottish involvement in the English Civil War, this fascinating take on a popular period of history focuses on how the Scots influenced the outcome of the first stage of the war, ending with the significant capture of Charles I. It follows one regiment in particular – Colonel Hugh Fraser’s dragoons – from its creation through its actions at Marston Moor, which cleared the way for and made possible the success of the Scottish cavalry and Cromwell's Ironsides. It is through the dragoons' success there, and ability to save the right wing, that they arguably won the battle and the Civil War in Northern England. Following the regiment to its return to Scotland, eventual dissolution and the suspicious poisoning of its founder, the picture is completed of what could be one of the most important components of the Civil War. Alastair McRae expertly weaves a new narrative to the rich tapestry of Civil War history and would make anyone think twice about the event. utilising thirsty years of well-thought-out research, McRae puts forward a controversial but powerful case for the primacy of the war in the north in the defeat of Charles I.

Alisdair McRae is a Scottish historian and from 1979-2000 participated in and organized civil war battle and living history events in Britain, as well as 30 Years War displays in France and Germany.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.8.2013
Zusatzinfo	16 Plates, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7524-9860-6 / 0752498606
ISBN-13	978-0-7524-9860-7 / 9780752498607
Zustand	Neuware