Scotland and the British Army, 1700–1750: Defending the Union

Description

The wholesale assimilation of Scots into the British Army is largely associated with the recruitment of Highlanders during and after the Seven Years War. This important new study demonstrates that the assimilation of Lowland and Highland Scots into the British Army was a salient feature of its history in the first half of the 18th century and was already well advanced by the outbreak of the Seven Years War. Scotland and the British Army, 1700–1750 analyses the wider policing functions of the British Army, the role of Scotland’s militia and the development of Scotland’s military roads and institutions to provide a fuller understanding of the purpose and complexity of Scotland’s military organisation and presence in Scotland in the turbulent decades between the Glorious Revolution and the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, which has been too often simplified as an army of occupation for the suppression of Jacobitism. Instead, Victoria Henshaw reveals the complexities and difficulties experienced by Scottish soldiers of all ranks in the British Army as nationality, loyalty and prejudice clouded Scottish desires to use military service to defend the Glorious Revolution and the Union of 1707. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Illustrations Introduction Literature review Research questions Chapter summaries Methodology Sources Terminology 1 Scotland’s Professional Soldiers Introduction The changing nature of armies Scots in service abroad Scots in British service Conclusion 2 The Scottish Soldier’s Experience Introduction Joining the colours Drill, discipline and punishment Duties of a soldier Billeting and barracks Conclusion 3 The Scottish Soldier and the British State Introduction Stalwarts Pragmatists Trimmers Conclusion 4 Scotland’s Auxiliary Forces Introduction The development of the militia The effect of the Union on militias The purpose of the militia Raising a militia regiment Unravelling the militia-fencible tangle Other auxiliary forces The significance of militia use in Scotland Conclusion 5 Scotland’s Military Installations Introduction Key fortifications, pre- and post-Union The location, purpose and strength of fortifications Road building The successes and failures of Scotland’s fortifications Fortifications as a measure of governmental interest The Ordnance Office Conclusion Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index