The Scots-Dutch Brigade and the Highland War, 1689-1691

This thesis is a re-examination of the Highland War (1689-1691) from the Williamite side, analysing it through the participation of the Scots-Dutch Brigade, a unit of three Scottish regiments serving in the army of the Dutch Republic. These regiments returned to Britain as part of William of Orange's invasion force in 1688 before they were redeployed to Scotland in the following year. They had been issued with orders to secure the country for William and his supporters, representing a return home for many of them. This thesis illustrates that the Scots-Dutch Brigade's return saw them centrally... Mehr ...