Barbarians and Brothers: Anglo-American Warfare, 1500-1865

350 Pages·2011·5.01 MB·English

by  Wayne E. Lee

BARBARIANS
AND
BROTHERS
Anglo-AmieacrnW arafre,
1 500-1865
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Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
NOTES ON STYLE . IX
Inturcotdion
I
PratI
BARBARIANS AND SUBJECTS:T HE PERFECT STORM OF WARTIME
VIOLENCE IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY IRELAND
IS iHre ynS riedyan ntdehM utyia ntCo lnmIe5l,6 9 15
2 ThEear lofsE ssIe755xa ,n Id95 9 36
PratI I
COMPETING FOR THE PEOPLE: CODES, MILITARYC ULTURE, AND
CLUBMEN IN THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
3S iWri lliWaallme Ir,6 44 65
ThCeul bmIe6n4,5
4 97
VI CONTENTS
PratI II
PEACE CHIEFS AND BLOOD REVENGE: NATIVE AMERICAN WARFARE
5 WingRianlpaLh,a naen,td h e RoCoalnoooIfnk8S y6e r2r
6 OlBdr iamnsCd hp iacIaJ2sSi ,
142
PratI V
GENTILITY AND ATROCITY: THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AND THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
"OBnoedSl torkeW"as:h nia nngdtB otrhieti iPnesn hny vslania,
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I797 209
CocnliuosLni:im tWeadar n Hda rWda irnt h e
AmerniC ciavWialr
232
ABBREVIATIONS 247
NOTES 249
INDEX 331
Ac<lnowledgments
A BOOSKT ARTSa sOs UoaTl ietffoarrBtyy.t heen hdo,w evaelrm,ow sitth out
notictihnpegi ,lo efd ebts mtooau snttosn ihsehiignIhgntt sr.y itnog
acknowtlheoddsgeeeb Ita smc ertatiwnto h oifnO gnsei. ts h atth omseen ­
tionheedrd ee semrovrete h amne rmee ntiTohnoe.t hietsrh asto me de­
serviinndgi vwiidgluola lusn mentthiroomnuyego dhw nf ailoufmr eemo ry.
Ih opbeo tghr ouwpifslor lg imveeI.c an caolnsfnoit dsletya ttheaa tne yr rors
thhaatv cer eipnht e raer e fumalyat n,nd o noeft heirs.
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tioonfcs h aptbeunrtos n,he a bse en as aansadss i dhueoalusmps yfu lwie f,
Rhonwdhao,gs een ttloeu chm yws iot-lhcl saetdyh lamesa dalelt hdei effrence.
Onltyhr ee adwilelbr esm orger attehfalunal m D.a vEiddw dasrR,o rRya pple,
anVdi ncCeanrhtya vaei dmeedi nc omitnogg r ipst hwceio tmhph liesxto ofr y
Ireland. Adam MmceK etoow ns oppmeoeci tnsuetondeued rfx core sE nglish
soldiinIe rresla anntddh ,ep nr ovaim daerdv erleoaudsoi fmn ugc ohft hmea n­
uscrCihpatrC.la ersnl ,Cty ontHheirar Buapr,b Daornaa gPahni,l ippe Rosen­
berCgl,i ffRoorgd,e Sr tsepMhoerni Elvleor,We htete laenJrda, k e Seallwl ood
read omrau loclfhP arItIo ft hbioso akn,sd a vmeedfr om any onfeu rmrrbsoe.r
Iitos n lfiaytr o s ay BtahrabtDa ornaa gwaon'rsikm s o rteh aunusa llfyou nda­
tiotnoat lha pta rotft hbioso akn,Id a mg ratteobfu ela blteos taonndh er
scholaThreTs rihainpEg.al rel y AmHeirsitScoearimnyn aers,p lleyct ihpaea r­
ticiJpoahnSntw se eKta,t hleDeuvna Ple,t Weoro dL,i Flen nH,o lBlrye wer,
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inagn idm proPvair3n·tIg th abse eanr arper ivilteowg oerw ki tshom any
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VII
VIIAIC KNOWLEDGMENTS
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yeanrosww itahn thropwohloos gpiesctiisant l riizsbeoa clii eeastn,Id h ave
learmnuecfdhor m MicGhaaleaaltn yBd i Plalri knsaonnd, mroerceef nortml y
consuwlittKihen vgMi cnB riadnJeda sMoann caittnh iMe a shuacnktPeetq uot
ReseaCrecnhtM eurc.oh f t haer geunmitnP ar3 wta osr igipnuabllliiysn h ed
thjeo urnifMa ill yiH titasyori rn2 00a7n,Ida mg ratfeortf huel jopuerrsnm­ail's
sitoonr eutsheam ta tearnifdaro lt heex opsumryea rgeunmrte ceiintv headt
foru.mM anoyfm yo lcdo lleiantg huAeem se riRceavlnoui tofni ealiddm eed
inP ar4,te spieaclRliycH ke rrCearrlaoi,C noex H,o lMlayy eDra,n iKerle bs,
anIdr Gar ubSeerc.t oifPo anr4sw t e rpeu bliisnth hweeid n otfezr o oi6An r my
Hitsyo,arn tdh attoh oa psr ovaue ns esfouuln dbionaMgra dr.Gk r imsalnedy
JoGel atthhaavbaeer em nyu nfaitluitnogrt shA emo enr iCciaviWnla r.
Resealrictkhhe d ies peonndl si bireaEsrv.e anse vemro rmea tearpi­al
peaornsl itnhweeo ,r okfl ibarnaasrn iadr cshtirvsei maiinndsi sbpl.eeThnes a
stsaa fftTr intiyC ollDeugbel itnhN,ea tilo nLaibrlarreylt ahonBefdr ,i tish
LirbartyhF,eo lgSehkrae spLeiabrrea Wrays hiionnn gD,tC ,t hDea vLiid­
braorfty h Aem eriRceavno olnut,th iNee wY orkP ublLiircba rayn,td h e
NewbeLrirbyr ianCr hyi gcoa, alhlad voen e yeomiansn u'psp woorrtki ng my
reseaMryc hho.m lei braattr hye UniovfNe orrstiChta yr olaicntau ally
moveasd e ctoifto hlnei braarroyut nomd a kmey l ei feawshiieMlrae,r garet
BrialtDl u ke UniPveerrnkssLii itbyrh'aesr lypm eeed v ewnh itlhese t waaffs
in ptrhoec oefms osv ianrgo utnhde ir lwirhbaorlye.
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modeclo llabaonr,pda atrotrisc iintp halena trspg rejore cIt'p.ma rticularly
grautlfe orfU NC'Isn isttuftoreA rtasn dH umaniwthiiecpshr, io dvead
semsetelre'afsvor emt eacahnirdna gan m arveilnotuesr dirsys ceimpril niana
onw rittihnahgte lpmeedf o cumsy i deKaasr.eH na gemaannndB r ett
Whalweenr e parhteilcpiufunltl ah rapltry os csAe.l eRxo laanndRd i chard
Kohhna vceo ntitnoup eudsmh e i netllueaclatlnyAd,l ehxa rse peatedly
forcemdet oa stkh hea rqdu esntsai bootuhtpi rsjo ecThte. M edieavnadl
EarMloyd eSrtnu dPireosg raatm UNCd eprdo fviufnortd riantvgoEe nlg ­
lanadnI dr elaannmddy d, e pmaerntgtr anmteea sd e msetelre'atsvo e t dhoa t
reseWairtchhot.uh tah te lIwp o uld swtriinltgEli.r iDbnien n inHga-rtlage,
David (PwehroIrom yw beo buronH)e,a tRhyekpre maTr,a cy eKy'eDMri,r k
Bonekra,n tdh ree st orfh taahmne Ld o DusuiviTlhluer sndiagych-ltuh ba ve
allb eefnnat asstoiucr ceenoscu roeafmg enwti,s daonmsd,u pport.
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NoteosnS tyle
Qy oTEFSR OOMR IGISNOAULR hCaEvSbe e epnr inhteeradesf ou ndw,i tah
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edivteerds iomna nocufrs iIaph ta,vr ee prodtuhecede idt sopre'llwsii ntgh ­
oucth ange.
Datfeorsm b eofr1e72 5w,h etnh Een glciaslhe wnadmsao rd ernized, are
olsdtl yeb,u t ytehaietrs a kteon beJgaiunna raiynn nd o Mta rch.
Fotrh ousneaf milwiiatErhn gltilisethIs s ,h ouelxldpa tihnde i effrence
betwaet einta lnetd h fema ilnya mFeo.er x amptlheeea, or flO rmonidse
cal"lOerdm onidne "dt ohceu meHnitbssi .rn tahm wea Tso m ButlHeirs.
brothPeireasrn,sEd d munadl,Bs uot laertrehs je,u nior moefhm igbsee nr­s
eratainodsn oa, r neo rte efrrteoad s" Omronde,"h ew hoiinsllr eya rely
reefrrteoad s " Buat l"Te hrr.deieeff reenatro lfEs s xsa eppeiantr h bioso k,
twoof thtehmse a imcneh apstoe rrcf ,lo aIr iwtoiycl cla asliflolaybnl a cokn
usitnhgeb iirrn tahm (eWsa latneRdro beDretv exr)e.u
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BARBARIANS AND BROTHERS