Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible
introduction to one of history's most heavily romanticized and
mythologized campaigns.
Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five
Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like
Culloden and the figures of the Highlanders. Led by the charismatic
Bonnie Prince Charlie and fought in the main by clansmen loyal to the
Stuarts, the revolt initially saw government forces outmanoeuvred and
outfought before the Prince's march on London halted at Derby. But the
following spring, pursued back into the Highlands by the Duke of
Cumberland, the Prince's army made its doomed last stand on the moor of
Culloden. Fremont-Barnes examines this key turning point in British
history, analysing the dynastic struggle of two royal houses, the
Rebellion's manoeuvres and battles and the tragic aftermath for the
Highlands.
Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 30
new images, this is an accessible introduction to the famous campaign
which saw the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to regain the British
throne, and the end of the Highland clans' way of life.