Piers Mackesy

Biographic Data

ID1104890
NAMEPiers Mackesy
GIVEN NAMESPiers
FAMILY NAMEMackesy
SIGNATUREMACKESY P
AFFILIATIONSPembroke College, Oxford University Oxford
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS22
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT22
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1959
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX0

  • British Victory in Egypt, 1801: The End of Napoleon's Conquest

    John Morgan, John D Morgan et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Military History1997

    In 1800 the British army was the laughing-stock of Europe. A year later, after forty years of failure, its honour and reputation had been redeemed. Trained and led by Sir Ralph Abercromby, an expeditionary force ejected Bonaparte's crack troops from Egypt. An assault landing of unparalleled daring was followed by two pitch battles which broke the enemy's morale. Abercromby died of wounds after his decisive victory outside Alexandria. His eccentri…

  • Desert Battle: Comparative Perspectives

    Amira Sonbol, Amira El‐azhary Sonbol et al.ARTICLEThe International Journal of…1997

  • Overlord and the Mediterranean Strategy: A Note on the Anglo-American Debate, Autumn 1943

    Open AccessPiers MackesyARTICLEWar in History1996

  • Shorter Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1990

    Shorter Notices PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXIV, January 1990, Pages 208–209, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXIV.208 Published: 01 January 1990

  • Shorter Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1989

    Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIV, Issue CCCCX, January 1989, Pages 221–222, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIV.CCCCX.221 Published: 01 January 1989

  • The Hessians: Mercenaries from Hessen-Kassel in the American Revolution

    Piers Mackesy, Rodney AtwoodARTICLEThe American Historical Review1981

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1981

    Journal Article Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCVI, Issue CCCLXXXI, October 1981, Pages 919–920, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCVI.CCCLXXXI.919 Published: 01 October 1981

  • The Coward of Minden: The Affair of Lord George Sackville

    Arthur N Gilbert, Piers MackesyARTICLEEighteenth-Century Studies1980

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1978

    Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCIII, Issue CCCLXVII, April 1978, Pages 452–453, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCIII.CCCLXVII.452 Published: 01 April 1978

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1976

    Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XCI, Issue CCCLIX, April 1976, Pages 440-b–440, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XCI.CCCLIX.440-b Published: 01 April 1976

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1975

    Journal Article Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume XC, Issue CCCLIV, January 1975, Pages 213-a–213, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/XC.CCCLIV.213-a Published: 01 January 1975

  • The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution

    Piers Mackesy, Ira D GruberARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1973

    By focusing on the Howe brothers, their political connections, their relationships with the British ministry, their attitude toward the Revolution, and their military activities in America, Gruber answers the frequently asked question of why the British failed to end the American Revolution in its early years. This book supersedes earlier studies because of its broader research and because it elucidates the complex personal interplay between Whit…

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1972

    Journal Article Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXVII, Issue CCCXLIV, July 1972, Pages 630-b–631, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXVII.CCCXLIV.630-b Published: 01 July 1972

  • Government and Contractors: The British Treasury and War Supplies, 1775-1783

    Piers Mackesy, P G Mackesy et al.ARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1972

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1970

    Journal Article Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXV, Issue 337, October 1970, Pages 861-a–861, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXV.337.861-a Published: 01 October 1970

  • Toward Lexington: The Role of the British Army in the Coming of the American Revolution. John Shy

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe Journal of Modern History1968

  • Empire and Independence: The International History of the American Revolution , by Richard W. Van Alstyne

    Open AccessPiers MackesyARTICLEJournal of History1967

    "Empire and Independence: The International History of the American Revolution, by Richard W. Van Alstyne." Canadian Journal of History, 2(2), pp. 96–97

  • Short Notices

    Piers MackesyARTICLEThe English Historical Review1966

    Short Notices Get access PIERS MACKESY PIERS MACKESY Pembroke CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXXI, Issue CCCXX, July 1966, Pages 610–611, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXXI.CCCXX.610 Published: 01 July 1966

  • Portrait of a General: Sir Henry Clinton in the War of Independence

    Open AccessPiers MackesyARTICLECanadian Historical Review1965

    Find information about UTP Journals. University of Toronto Press is Canada’s leading academic publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America, with particular strengths in the social sciences, humanities, and business. The Book Publishing Division is widely recognized in Canada for its strength in history, political science, sociology, Indigenous studies, and cultural studies. Internationally, UTP is a leading publisher of me…

  • The War for America, 1775-1783

    Paul Smith, Paul H Smith et al.ARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1965

  • The War for America, 1775-1783

    Ira D Gruber, Piers MackesyARTICLEThe New England Quarterly1964

  • The War in the Mediterranean, 1803-1810

    Gerald S Graham, Piers MackesyARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1959