The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763
This article re-examines the concept of the fiscal-military state in the context of the British armed forces during the Seven Years War (1756-63). This war, characteristic of British warfare during the eighteenth century, demonstrates that British victory depended on the state caring about the wellb...
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Cambridge University Press
2009
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| description | This article re-examines the concept of the fiscal-military state in the context of the British armed forces during the Seven Years War (1756-63). This war, characteristic of British warfare during the eighteenth century, demonstrates that British victory depended on the state caring about the wellbeing of its troops, as well as being perceived to care. At the practical level, disease among troops led to manpower shortages and hence likely defeat, especially dueing sieges and colonial campaigns. During the 1762-3 Portuguese campaign, disease was regarded as a sign of ill-discipline, and jeopardized military and political alliances. At Havana in 1762, the fear, reports, and actual outbreaks of disease threatened American colonial support and recruitment for British campaigns. Throughout the controversial campaigns in the German states, disease was interpreted as a symptom of bad governance, and used in partisan criticisms concerning the conduct of the war. Military victory was not only about strategy, command, and technology, but nor was it solely a question of money. Manpower could not simply be bought, but needed to be nurtured in the long term through a demonstration that the British state cared about the welfare of its armies. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9ee87270-1aa6-4f74-8512-e88efdfa4b522022-03-27T00:53:21ZThe caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9ee87270-1aa6-4f74-8512-e88efdfa4b52History of WarHistoryHistory of medicineEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetCambridge University Press2009Charters, EThis article re-examines the concept of the fiscal-military state in the context of the British armed forces during the Seven Years War (1756-63). This war, characteristic of British warfare during the eighteenth century, demonstrates that British victory depended on the state caring about the wellbeing of its troops, as well as being perceived to care. At the practical level, disease among troops led to manpower shortages and hence likely defeat, especially dueing sieges and colonial campaigns. During the 1762-3 Portuguese campaign, disease was regarded as a sign of ill-discipline, and jeopardized military and political alliances. At Havana in 1762, the fear, reports, and actual outbreaks of disease threatened American colonial support and recruitment for British campaigns. Throughout the controversial campaigns in the German states, disease was interpreted as a symptom of bad governance, and used in partisan criticisms concerning the conduct of the war. Military victory was not only about strategy, command, and technology, but nor was it solely a question of money. Manpower could not simply be bought, but needed to be nurtured in the long term through a demonstration that the British state cared about the welfare of its armies. |
| spellingShingle | History of War History History of medicine Charters, E The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title | The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title_full | The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title_fullStr | The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title_short | The caring fiscal-military state during the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 |
| title_sort | caring fiscal military state during the seven years war 1756 1763 |
| topic | History of War History History of medicine |
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