Better Begging Than Fighting: The Royalist Army in Exile in the War Against Cromwell 1656-1660

by John Barratt

Cromwell's alliance with France in 1657 opened for the English Republic and Charles II's army in exile a new theater of war in Flanders - in addition to England's ongoing war with Spain. It resulted in the old opponents of the Civil Wars in Britain meeting in combat once again. This book tells the story of the two armies: Charles II's polyglot army of Irish, Scottish and English soldiers - fighting for the Stuarts for a variety of reasons - and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910777722
• ISBN13: 9781910777725
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.7"