Gordon E. Bannerman

Merchants and the Military in Eighteenth-Century Britain (eBook, ePUB)

British Army Contracts and Domestic Supply, 1739-1763

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the contract sector of the British Army during the long eighteenth century. This book argues that this group of financiers, private merchants, businessmen and farmers represented a vital interest group which was at the nexus of the fiscal-military structure. It draws on papers from the War Office, the Treasury and the Audit Office.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317314554
• Artikelnr.: 43419090

Autorenporträt

Gordon E. Bannerman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Supply System of the British Army from the Seventeenth Century
Chapter 2 The Growth of Army Contracting
Chapter 3 Procedures and Patronage
Chapter 4 Administration of Encampment Contracts in England, 1740-62
Chapter 5 Performance of Encampment Contracts
Chapter 6 A Domestic Contractor: John Willan
Chapter 7 Domestic Supply and Contracting in Scotland, 1746-62
Chapter 8 Profit and Wealth
conclusion Conclusion