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Mutiny: Highland Regiments in Revolt, 1743-1804 (Pimlico) (Paperback)

by John Prebble (Author)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Pimlico; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712667180
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712667180
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,296,654 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Highland soldiers were Britain's first colonial levies. first raised to police their own hills, then expended in imperial wars. The Gaelic people of the 18th century, three percent only of the population none the less supplied the Crown with sixty-five regiments. Contrary to romatic belief, the Higlander was rarely a willing soldier, his songs lament the day he put on the red coat. He was often recruited by threat, sold by the chiefs he trusted. Promises made to him were cynically broken. His pride was outraged by the lash, by contempt for his fierce attachment to his language and his dress. The family he hoped to protect by enlistment was frequently evicted in his absence and replaced by sheep. Mutinies were thus inevitable. This is the first account of them, much of it in the words of the soliders and their officers. It begins with the noble revolt of the Black Watch at Finchley in 1743 and ends withthe mutiny of the starving Fencibles on Glasgow Green in 1804. It is a subject that has been curiously overlooked by historians, John Prebble properly sees it as essential to an understanding of the destruction of the Highland clans, the story of which he began Culloden, continued in The Highland Clearances.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine book on a largely ignored subject, 9 Jun 2002
By andy_page@fsmail.net (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
This is an exceptional book. It is a tougher read than others by the same author, but anyone who has been impressed by his other books on Scotland should read it for a greater understanding of the demise of the clans. There is plenty of entertainment too, but probably at too slow a pace for the casual reader.

The book records, in detail, probably every single mutiny by a Scottish regiment in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
This is more a collection of short stories than a single narrative. At times, the book can feel slow and repetitive, especially as the scene is set for each mutiny, but John Prebble's objective is to ensure each one is fully and accurately recorded.

The typical mutiny starts with a background of the relevant clan leaders and their motives in starting a regiment, a description of the terms under which recruits were enlisted and the reasons why these terms were broken. The tension then rises as the soldiers rebel, and those in charge react, some better than others. There are many incredible events, as the mutinies inevitably fail, and we move on to the court martials, some miserable executions and one or two uplifting escapes.

The occasional derogatory comment about the regimental commanders betrays Prebble's sympathies. The worst a mutineer is accused of is naivety. Some historians may criticise the book for this. On the whole though, Prebble lets the events speak for themselves. There is no introduction, little discussion of common themes throughout the mutinies, and no conclusions.

This is a people's history though, told from the perspective of the victims. They have never had a voice before, now they have.

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