Tangier The Earliest Battle Honour 1st Edition by John Hawkins ISBN 1399073060 9781399073066

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ISBN 10: 1399073060

ISBN 13: 9781399073066 

Author: John Hawkins 

Explore Tangier’s occupation through vivid characters and unravel the complexities of colonial aspirations, deceit, corruption, and international influences in this historical narrative.

In 1661 Portugal ceded Tangier to Charles II as part of Catherine of Braganza’s dowry settlement. Thus started the adventure known as ‘English Tangier’ whereby the Stuart monarch spent a king’s ransom defending a city perched precariously on the North African coast surrounded by hostile powers.

Woven into the historical fabric of C17th, this is a compelling narrative history bringing to life the characters that comprised English Tangier, and the greed, ambition and religious fervour which drove the political manoeuvrings, ignited the emotions and produced acts of extreme heroism in the struggle to impose British rule on an alien culture.

The book describes the surreal reality of life in Tangier, the Tangier Regiment, the developing army tradition of dashing gallantry and unselfish bravery, and other regiments holding the earliest battle honour – ‘Tangier’.

It also highlights the actions of those who determined the development of the town and its eventual fate. We see the results of decisions made by Charles II and his brother the Duke of York (soon to be James II), the qaids and sultans of Morocco, the Spanish Duke of Medina, Samuel Pepys and the successive governors of Tangier.

Table of contents:

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Maps
Characters
Introduction
Prequel
Chapter 1 King and Colony
Chapter 2 King and Warlord
Chapter 3 Bastions and Redoubts
Chapter 4 Broken Treaty
Chapter 5 The Navy Distracted
Chapter 6 Waning Warlord
Chapter 7 Waxing Sultan
Chapter 8 Spendthrift King
Chapter 9 Betrayal
Chapter 10 Ottoman Tactics
Chapter 11 Tangier Besieged
Chapter 12 Tangier Relieved
Chapter 13 Military Success
Chapter 14 Diplomatic Failure
Chapter 15 Tangier Dénouement
Appendix 1 Witness Characters
Appendix 2 Morocco and Moroccans
Appendix 3 Maps, Views and Fortifications
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Bibliography
Plates

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