The Siege of Derry 1689
The Military History
The Protestant war cry of 'No Surrender!' was first used in 1689 by the Mayor of Londonderry as James II's army laid siege to the city for 105 days, during which half the city's population died. There were many acts of courage, from the heroic death of Captain Browning to the anonymous, apprentice boys who played signal roles in the defence of the city. The book examines how the Jacobites might have achieved success, and the far reaching impact of the siege as a crucial event in the second British civil war.This is a military study of one of the most iconic episodes in Irish history, based on contemporary accounts, official records of the day…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7509-8063-0
- EAN: 9780750980630
- Produktnummer: 20705335
- Verlag: The History Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 11'273 KB
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Richard Doherty is the author of a number of military history titles, including Normandy 1944: The Road to Victory, Only the Enemy in Front and None Bolder: The History of the 51st (Highland) Division in the Second World War. He lives near Londonderry.
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