Description:While most historians of the period in Ireland focus on revolt, the author looks at the Irishmen who became part of the British imnperial army, who at its highest point number 80,000. Yet it has been largely neglected by historians. Using a wide rang of primary sources this book reconstructs it organisatinal system and provides a membership profile in social and religious terms. The Yeomanry's origins are located in the tradition of protestant self-defence stretching back to the plantations. Its linkages with the old Irish Volunteers and the recently formed Orange Order are investigated to shed new light on the critical years leading up to the 1798 rebellion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Ascendancy Army: The Irish Yeomanry, 1796-1834. To get started finding An Ascendancy Army: The Irish Yeomanry, 1796-1834, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: While most historians of the period in Ireland focus on revolt, the author looks at the Irishmen who became part of the British imnperial army, who at its highest point number 80,000. Yet it has been largely neglected by historians. Using a wide rang of primary sources this book reconstructs it organisatinal system and provides a membership profile in social and religious terms. The Yeomanry's origins are located in the tradition of protestant self-defence stretching back to the plantations. Its linkages with the old Irish Volunteers and the recently formed Orange Order are investigated to shed new light on the critical years leading up to the 1798 rebellion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Ascendancy Army: The Irish Yeomanry, 1796-1834. To get started finding An Ascendancy Army: The Irish Yeomanry, 1796-1834, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.