Download or read book Memoirs and Adventures of Sir John Hepburn Knight Governor of Munich Marshal of France Under Louis XIII and Commander of the Scots Brigade Under Gustavus Adolphus Etc By James Grant Author of Memoirs of Kirkcaldy of Grange Etc written by James Grant and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Best Soldier written by Elizabeth Scott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the Seventeenth Century and against the background of the Thirty Years War, this book is about Sir John Hepburn, described by Cardinal Richelieu as "the best soldier in Christendom and therefore the World" and the only Briton to become a Marshal of France. Thoroughly researched, it follows the historical narrative but is written as a novel to appeal to a broad readership. Born in relative poverty in Scotland, Hepburn learned the soldier's trade with the King's Regiment of the Guards in Paris before joining the mixed regiment of Scots and English sent to support King James the First's daughter, the Winter Queen, in Bohemia. After the disastrous battle of the White Mountain, he and the remnants of his regiment fought their way North until they entered the service of the Swedish King, Gustavus Adolphus, who was then engaged in campaigns against the Hapsburg Imperialists. Hepburn became Gustavus's most successful commander and diaries of the time record that the King "could do nothing without him", but having fought his way as far South as Munich, he quarrelled with the King, allegedly because he was too flamboyant for Gustavus's ascetic tastes, and left for London before the Swedish defeat at Lutzen. Knighted by Charles the First, he was given a warrant to raise a Regiment to be lent for service with the French King, Louis the Thirteenth, who was fighting the Imperialists. Richelieu became both friend and admirer of his military prowess, dubbing him his "Golden Knight". Hepburn fought in Lorraine where he brought to his service the remnants of the Scots Green Brigade which he had led under Gustavus and formed the Royal Scots, of which he was the first Colonel and which, on its return to the British Army several years later, became the First of Foot. After bringing most of Lorraine under French control, Hepburn was killed at the last stages of the siege of Saverne. He was buried in great state in the Cathedral at Toul with the baton of a Marshal of France on his magnificent funerary monument.
Download or read book Memoirs and Adventures of Sir John Hepburn Knight written by James Grant (of the 62nd Regiment.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scottish Soldiers of Fortune Their Adventures and Achievements in the Armies of Europe written by James Grant and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scottish Soldiers of Fortune written by James Grant and published by . This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claymore for hire-the story of the Scottish mercenary There have always been mercenaries and some nations have a better temperament for the trade than others. Mercenaries, both historically and present day, have tended to be hardy men from mountainous, uncompromising countries and climates. In an age of families which expected to have numerous sons to ensure a continuation of the line, 'young gentlemen' of the Quentin Durward variety often took to the sword to make their way in the world. The Scots have always been attracted to the mercenary life-especially at times when there was no war to fight at home-and their mercenary numbers were made up of all ranks from senior officers to common soldiers, who would sometimes go into foreign service as an entire regiment. The high point of Scottish mercenary activity was during the European wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when upwards of an incredible 40,000 Scots were employed under arms at any one time. This excellent book discusses the role of the Scots in the service of Russia, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Portugal and France and it makes fascinating reading especially for those interested in pre-Napoleonic warfare. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Download or read book Anagram Solver written by Bloomsbury Publishing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.
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Download or read book History of the Swedes written by Eric Gustave Geijer and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Gustave Geijer wrote The History of the Swedes between 1832-36 in 5 volumes in Swedish; it was translated into English by G. H. Turner, ESQ., M.A. (c.1845); but the English translation only contained the first 3 books which covers from earliest times to 1654 the ascension of Charles X. xvi./348pp., Very rare book. Considered a landmark text on the topic. Facsimilie reprint, computer scanned and enhanced, excellent quality; attractive color cover with 10mm. clear plastic cover sheet, plastic comb bound.
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