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Download or read book Cavalier Generals written by John Barratt and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Kentucky's Last Cavalier by : Peter J. Sehlinger
Download or read book Kentucky's Last Cavalier written by Peter J. Sehlinger and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2004-05-07 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As this biography shows, Preston was Kentucky's last cavalier, the beau ideal of the Old South, a dashing defender of the old aristocracy both in the political realm and on the battlefield. His is a multidimensional story of power and privilege, family connections and gender roles, public service and proslavery politics. As Kentucky state historian James C. Klotter declares in the foreword, Preston's life "reveals much about his entire generation and his world.""--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Gray Cavalier written by Mary Daughtry and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on original Lee family documents never before published, this is the first biography of the famous General's son, William "Rooney" Lee, who commanded a cavalry division with great distinction during the Civil War
Book Synopsis George Goring (1608–1657) by : Dr Florene S Memegalos
Download or read book George Goring (1608–1657) written by Dr Florene S Memegalos and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Goring was in many ways the archetypal cavalier, often portrayed as possessing all the worst characteristics associated with the followers of King Charles I. He drank copiously, dressed and entertained lavishly, gambled excessively, abandoned his wife frequently, and was quick to resort to swordplay when he felt his honour was at stake. Yet, he was also an active Member of Parliament and a respected soldier, who learnt his trade on the Continent during the Dutch Wars, and put his expertise to good use in support of the royalist cause during the English Civil War. In this, the first modern biography of Goring, the main events of his life are interwoven with the wider history of his age. Beginning with his family background in Sussex, it charts his successes at court and exploits in the service of the Dutch, culminating in his experiences at the siege of Breda in 1637, and his role in the Bishops' Wars. However, it is his key role as a royalist general during the Civil War that is the major focus of this book, which concludes with Goring's years of exile during the Republic. This fascinating and illuminating account of Goring's life, character and actions, provides not only a fresh examination of this contentious figure, but also reveals much about English society and culture in the first half of the seventeenth century.
Book Synopsis The Warrior Generals by : Thomas Buell
Download or read book The Warrior Generals written by Thomas Buell and published by Crown. This book was released on 1998-03-31 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: master historian gives readers a fresh new picture of the Civil War as it really was. Buell examines three pairs of commanders from the North and South, who met each other in battle. Following each pair through the entire war, the author reveals the human dimensions of the drama and brings the battles to life. 38 b&w photos.
Book Synopsis Robert Blake, Admiral and general at sea by : Will. Hepworth Dixon
Download or read book Robert Blake, Admiral and general at sea written by Will. Hepworth Dixon and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cavaliers in Exile 1640–1660 by : G. Smith
Download or read book The Cavaliers in Exile 1640–1660 written by G. Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-11-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a consequence of their support for the royalist cause in the English civil wars, several hundred Cavaliers, often accompanied by their families, went into exile in Europe for periods ranging from a few weeks to twenty years. This is an original, ground-breaking study, that identifies which Cavaliers went into exile and explains how they coped with the wide range of circumstances that they encountered in the different countries in which they settled.
Book Synopsis Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea by : William Hepworth Dixon
Download or read book Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea written by William Hepworth Dixon and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea, based on Family and State Papers by : William Hepworth DIXON (F.S.A.)
Download or read book Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea, based on Family and State Papers written by William Hepworth DIXON (F.S.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis With Milton and the Cavaliers by : Henrietta O'Brien Owen Boas
Download or read book With Milton and the Cavaliers written by Henrietta O'Brien Owen Boas and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Civil War in Hampshire (1642-45) by : George Nelson Godwin
Download or read book The Civil War in Hampshire (1642-45) written by George Nelson Godwin and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman by : James W. Raab
Download or read book Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman written by James W. Raab and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lloyd Tilghman was a man of distinguished family. His forefathers, men of rank during colonial times, included Matthew Tilghman, who helped frame Maryland's constitution, Chief Justice William Tilghman of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Colonel Tench C. Tilghman, George Washington's military secretary. Trained at West Point, Lloyd Tilghman originally resigned his commission in 1836. However, with the onset of the Mexican conflict--a veritable training ground for the War Between the States--in 1846, Tilghman rejoined the army as an aide-de-camp to General David E. Twiggs. When the ultimate question was posed almost two decades later, Tilghman, a Southern sympathizer with decidedly Northern ties, followed his moral dictates and joined the Confederate cause. Relying heavily on contemporary sources such as newspapers and periodicals, this biography chronicles the life of Brigadier General Lloyd Tilghman, a gallant Confederate commander and staunch defender of states' rights. While covering Tilghman's entire career, including his service during the Mexican War and his contributions to the construction of the Panama railroad, the work concentrates primarily on his Civil War years and 1863 death. The book details the military movements in which he was involved with the stated goal of informing the reader about the battles that took place between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River and the extraordinary generals who fought them. Extensive maps, illustrations and contemporary photographs are included. The work is also indexed.
Book Synopsis A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland by : John Burke
Download or read book A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland written by John Burke and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, Vol. 3 by : Lawrence L. Hewitt
Download or read book Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, Vol. 3 written by Lawrence L. Hewitt and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 200%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The American Civil War was won and lost on its western battlefields, but accounts of triumphant Union generals such as Grant and Sherman leave half of the story untold. In the third volume of Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, editors Lawrence Hewitt and Arthur Bergeron bring together ten more never-before-published essays filled with new, penetrating insights into the key question of why the Rebel high command in the West could not match the performance of Robert E. Lee in the East. Showcasing the work of such gifted historians as Wiley Sword, Timothy B. Smith, Rory T. Cornish, and M. Jane Johansson, this book is a compelling addition to an ongoing, collective portrait of generals who occasionally displayed brilliance but were more often handicapped by both geography and their own shortcomings. While the vast, varied terrain of the Western Theater slowed communications and troop transfers and led to the creation of too many military departments that hampered cooperation among commands, even more damaging were the personal qualities of many of the generals. All too frequently, incompetence, egotism, and insubordination were the rule rather than the exception. Some of these men were undone by alcoholism and womanizing, others by politics and nepotism. A few outlived their usefulness; others were killed before they could demonstrate their potential. Together, they destroyed what chance the Confederacy had of winning its independence. Whether adding fresh fuel to the debate over the respective roles of Albert Sidney Johnston and P. G. T. Beauregard at Shiloh or bringing to light such lesser known figures as Joseph Finegan and Hiram Bronson Granbury, this volume, like the ones preceding it, is an exemplary contribution to Civil War scholarship. Lawrence Lee Hewitt is professor of history emeritus at Southeastern Louisiana University. A recipient of SLU’s President’s Award for Excellence in Research and the Charles L. Dufour Award for “outstanding achievements in preserving the heritage of the American Civil War,” he is a former managing editor of North & South. His publications include Port Hudson: Confederate Bastion on the Mississippi. The late Arthur W. Bergeron Jr. was a reference historian with the United States Army Military History Institute and a past president of the Louisiana Historical Association. Among his earlier books were Confederate Mobile and A Thrilling Narrative: The Memoir of a Southern Unionist.
Download or read book Custer written by Robert Marshall Utley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of a village blacksmith in Ohio, Custer qualified last in his class at West Point. Yet he proved to be a brilliant Civil War commander from the moment he made his debut at Gettyshurg. At age twenty-five he was promoted to the rank of major general, a feat that earned him the sobriquet "the boy general." Following the war, as part of the frontier army, he was handed the task of protecting the railroads by reining in the Plains Indians. Resplendent in buckskin he steadily built a reputation as an Indian fighter, enhancing his legend with his own writings. Always forthright with his opinions, Custer may have held a future career, some have suggested, in politics. However, this will never be known, for on June 25, 1876 Custer reached his untimely end. Heavily outnumbered by a combined force of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Custer's entire company was cut down. Never before or since have Indians inflicted such a defeat on federal troops. This new illustrated book combines over 200 photographs and paintings, many in color, with a revised edition of Robert M. Utley's classic biography, Cavalier in Buckskin. Drawing on twelve years of additional research on Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Utley has dramatically changed his original interpretations of Custer's Last Stand, addressing the eternal question: might Custer have won?
Book Synopsis Creating Memory by : Farah Mendlesohn
Download or read book Creating Memory written by Farah Mendlesohn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the English Civil Wars and the civil wars in Scotland and Ireland through the lens of historical fiction—primarily fiction for the young. The text argues that the English Civil War lies at the heart of English and Irish political identities and considers how these identities have been shaped over the past three centuries in part by the children’s literature that has influenced the popular memory of the English Civil War. Examining nearly two hundred works of historical fiction, Farah Mendlesohn reveals the delicate interplay between fiction and history.
Download or read book The King's General in the West written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
