Cavalier Generals: King Charles I & His Commanders in the English Civil War 1642-46Pen and Sword, 30.09.2004 - 224 Seiten Previous studies of the Royalist high command have concentrated largely upon a handful of notable individuals such as King Charles himself and Prince Rupert. In this ground-breaking study, John Barratt re-examines these key figures, but he also explores the careers and characters of some of the lesser-known, but equally able Royalist officers. These men played decisive roles in the war, but hitherto they have received little attention. |
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... Given this, and the defects of Charles's own personality, it was easy for an independently-minded general like Goring or Grenville to operate largely to his own agenda. Even in the north Newcastle had little direct control over some of ...
... Given this, and the defects of Charles's own personality, it was easy for an independently-minded general like Goring or Grenville to operate largely to his own agenda. Even in the north Newcastle had little direct control over some of ...
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... Given the convoluted fashion in which Charles operated, he perhaps had no other option. After the Royalist advance on London stalled in the autumn of 1642, Charles was faced with the unwelcome prospect of a long war. A more formalized ...
... Given the convoluted fashion in which Charles operated, he perhaps had no other option. After the Royalist advance on London stalled in the autumn of 1642, Charles was faced with the unwelcome prospect of a long war. A more formalized ...
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... given: and always suspect, or at least trusted less to, his own judgement, than he ought to have done; which rarely deceived him so much as that of other men. 9 To add to the confusion, freed of the rather intimidating presence of ...
... given: and always suspect, or at least trusted less to, his own judgement, than he ought to have done; which rarely deceived him so much as that of other men. 9 To add to the confusion, freed of the rather intimidating presence of ...
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... given the distractions of the war in the north, and the limited resources available in the south, that Charles could have adopted a more advantageous strategy. If he had partly been saved by the blunders of his opponents, the king ...
... given the distractions of the war in the north, and the limited resources available in the south, that Charles could have adopted a more advantageous strategy. If he had partly been saved by the blunders of his opponents, the king ...
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... given safe conduct to Portsmouth . Much to the king's distress , the terms were dishonoured , with his troops , ignoring his own efforts to prevent them , looting the Parliamentarians as they marched off . Once the local country folk ...
... given safe conduct to Portsmouth . Much to the king's distress , the terms were dishonoured , with his troops , ignoring his own efforts to prevent them , looting the Parliamentarians as they marched off . Once the local country folk ...
Inhalt
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Chapter Five Prince Maurice | |
Chapter Six Ralph Lord Hopton | |
Chapter Seven George Lord Goring | |
Chapter Eight John Lord Byron | |
Chapter Nine Sir Richard Grenville | |
Chapter Ten William Cavendish Marquis of Newcastle | |
Chapter Twelve James Graham Marquis of Montrose | |
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