Sarsfield & the Jacobites

Patrick Sarsfields amazing career as the leading Irish soldier of the Williamite War (1688-91) is the stuff of legend. In this military biography, all the known facts of the great soldiers career are probed. Military campaigns jostle with political intrigue and the turbulent fortunes of the Jacobite Movement are even-handedly scrutinised. Sarsfield & the Jacobites is a compelling narrative and an illuminating critique of the seventeenth-century military and political mindset. It is a perfect reference for both the student and the general reader.