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Preliminary Material /S. Murdoch -- Introduction /S. Murdoch -- Chapter One. Scottish Maritime Warfare, 1513–1560 /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Two. Letters Of Reprisal /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Three. 'Peacetime' And Piracy, 1560–1618 /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Four. The 'Marque Fleets' Of Scotland, 1618–1638 (Chapter Five) /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Five. Scottish Maritime Warfare In The British Civil Wars, 1638–1660 /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Six. The 'scottish-Dutch' Wars, 1665–1667 And 1672–1674 /S. Murdoch -- Chapter Seven. The Franco-Scottish Wars: 1689–1697 And 1702–1713 /S. Murdoch -- Conclusion /S. Murdoch -- Bibliography /S. Murdoch -- Appendices /S. Murdoch -- Illustration Section /S. Murdoch -- Index Of Names /S. Murdoch -- Index Of Places /S. Murdoch -- Index Of Subjects /S. Murdoch.

Field Marshal Alexander Leslie was the highest ranking commander from the British Isles to serve in the Thirty Years' War. Though Leslie's life provides the thread that runs through this work, the authors use his story to explore the impacts of the Thirty Years' War, the British Civil Wars and the age of Military Revolution

Migration is a fundamental feature of human experience. This extraordinary collection of essays focuses on a particularly intriguing sequence of migrations: those of Scots during the period 1600-1800. The book first considers the "near-abroad" (Ireland), the "middle-abroad" (Poland and Lithuania), and the "far-abroad" (the Americas), and then details a number of acutely revealing case histories of Scottish communities in Bergen (Norway), Rotterdam and the Maas (the Netherlands), Gothenburg (Sweden), Kèdainiai (Lithuania), and Hamburg (Germany). Then, concentrating on the Netherlands, the focus shifts to specific cultural/occupational milieux: exiles (usually for religious reasons), students, and soldiers or sailors. In conclusion, three leading scholars-Lex Heerma van Voss, Sølvi Søgner, and Thomas O'Connor-offer wider contextual perspectives that compare the Scottish experience with that of other countries. As Professor T.C. Smout says in his Foreword, "The present volume is a breakthrough, surely the biggest advance in the field for a hundred years." Contributors include: Douglas Catterall, David Dobson, Patrick Fitzgerald, Ginny Gardner, Alexia Grosjean, Lex Heerma van Voss, Waldemar Kowalski, Andrew Little, Esther Mijers, Steve Murdoch, Thomas O'Connor, Nina Østby Pedersen, T.C. Smout, Sølvi Sogner, Kathrin Zickermann, and Rimantas Žirgulis

This volume examines the impact of military activity upon Scotland's national identity as the country underwent a fundamental transition through domestic centralisation at the turn of the seventeenth century, integration into the United Kingdom in 1707, and as a partner in Britain's global empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is divided into three thematic sections that examine the evolution of Scottish military identity over the early modern period, how the Highland region moved from a relationship of hostility to the Lowland political authorities to the central element in eighteenth and ninteenth century Scottish soldiering, and, finally, how aspects of Scotland's civilian society interrelated with her soldiers

The role of Scottish officers and soldiers during the Thirty Years' War has received considerable scholarly attention in the last two decades. Historians such as Alexia Grosjean and David Worthington have established that thousands of Scots served the Scandinavian and Imperial armies during the first half of the seventeenth centuries often embarking on remarkable military careers. Their research mainly focused on the experience of officers and moved the narrative from one of simple mercenary engagement to a more nuanced understanding which has covered such issues as motive, recruitment and command and control of various armies in the conflict. It is a startling point that the vast majority of these men, whether generals or private soldiers, lost their lives during service. What has so far been neglected is an analysis of the role and fate of those who depended on these men: their widows and dependent children who travelled with the armies. This article seeks to fill this gap by analysing a compendium of over fifty letters obtained from Swedish and Dutch archives which were written by women who lost their husbands as a result of the conflict. In particular, the article will zoom in on individual cases like that of Margaretha Forrat, the wife of Colonel James Spens of Wormiston. After her husband's death in 1632 Margaretha implored the Swedish chancellor Axel Oxenstierna and other high-ranking officials for financial help for herself and her children. This was eventually granted proving that Margaretha managed to successfully lobby and to exert influence over the Swedish authorities. Other widows such as Elizabeth Clerck (whose husband James Drummond died in 1645) were less successful. Indeed, as the records of widow's petititions to the Dutch authorities show, gaining pensions or support after the death of a soldier was something of a lottery for the women left behind and other avenues of support had to be sought. The widow of Sergeant Bruce was not even accorded her own name in the judgement of the Dutch authorities denying her pension. Analysing the networks and activity of women like Margareta Forrat, Elizabeth Clerck will help us understand the degree to which they were embedded into the Swedish and Dutch military and social elite and to determine which factors allowed them to become agents of their own fate or made them victims of adverse circumstances. Consideration will also be given to the wives of soldiers from the lower ranks, such as 'Widow Bruce' which highlight the differing attitudes and care given to their support. As such the article will contribute to our knowledge of the impact of war on women, their agency and the perception of women and family relations by the Swedish and Dutch authorities and the intimate networks to whom they also turned to for support.

Preliminary Material /J. Anderson -- Chapter One. A Many-Headed Hydra: An Introduction To The Dutch East India Company /J. Anderson -- Chapter Two. Introduction To The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson /J. Anderson -- Chapter Three. The Log As A Reflection Of The Practice Of Navigation /J. Anderson -- Chapter Four. War In The Log Of John Anderson /J. Anderson -- Chapter Five. Scots And The East Indies: A Background To The Voyage Of John Anderson /J. Anderson -- Editorial Practice /J. Anderson -- The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson: Edinburgh, National Library Of Scotland, Adv. Ms. 33.3.14 /J. Anderson -- Appendices /J. Anderson -- Bibliography /J. Anderson -- Index /J. Anderson.