| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 290 pages cm) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
History of warfare,
1385-7827 ;
24
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History of warfare ; v. 24.
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| Note |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Western Sydney) presented under the title: A 'Nursery for Men of Honour': Scottish Military Service in France and The Netherlands, 1660-92. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume examines the role and significance of Scottish soldiers in France in the age of the Sun King, Louis XIV. The study examines the complex relationship of expatriate Scottish soldiers to their homeland and native sovereign, within the context of a changing environment for military employment. The amity of the so-called 'auld' alliance meant little in an age of rapid development in the relationship between armies and the states they served. Caught in the middle were a number of Scots, attempting to perpetuate traditional modes of employment abroad. They found themselves the target of increasing pressures to commit wholeheartedly to one employer or another." "The book surveys the history of Scottish soldiers' service on the continent generally, and in France in particular by examining the specific conditions of military service there in the Sun King's reign with a special focus on the soldiers of the regiment of George Douglas, Earl of Dumbarton."--Jacket. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 -- Military leadership.
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Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715. |
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Command of troops. |
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Louis, King of France, 1638-1715. |
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Scots -- France -- History.
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Scots. |
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France. |
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History. |
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Soldiers -- Scotland.
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Soldiers. |
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Scotland. |
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Scotland -- History, Military.
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1643-1715 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Glozier, Matthew. Scottish soldiers in France in the reign of the Sun King. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004 (DLC) 2004040706 |
| ISBN |
142940809X (electronic book) |
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9781429408097 (electronic book) |
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900413865X |
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9789004138650 |
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