But Horowski and other, more recent authors I've read since then have espoused the opinion that pushing on would likely have worked in the same way that 1688 worked for William.
What books/articles have you read on the topic? *curious* But yeah, I've seen authors arguing for this, as well. Even if G2 didn't intend to flee, the forces around London itself don't seem to have been large enough to withstand them (also it included the Black Watch which might well have changed sides), and then the question is whether Cumberland, coming several days behind, could have taken it back or not.
I haven't read enough primary sources to have a well-informed opinion, but I can tell you that pushing on from Derby was the turning point in my long-ago fic for a reason. ;)
Ha, yes, this happened in my AU as well, though the Jacobite force was a bit larger because of events previous in the story. As for primary sources, in general I've managed to get hold of some in digitized versions, but so much of what authors refer to is inaccessible material from archives. So I don't feel like I'd be able to inform myself enough that way.
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Re: First Part of the '45 (up to Derby)
Date: 2021-10-09 09:25 pm (UTC)What books/articles have you read on the topic? *curious* But yeah, I've seen authors arguing for this, as well. Even if G2 didn't intend to flee, the forces around London itself don't seem to have been large enough to withstand them (also it included the Black Watch which might well have changed sides), and then the question is whether Cumberland, coming several days behind, could have taken it back or not.
I haven't read enough primary sources to have a well-informed opinion, but I can tell you that pushing on from Derby was the turning point in my long-ago fic for a reason. ;)
Ha, yes, this happened in my AU as well, though the Jacobite force was a bit larger because of events previous in the story. As for primary sources, in general I've managed to get hold of some in digitized versions, but so much of what authors refer to is inaccessible material from archives. So I don't feel like I'd be able to inform myself enough that way.