18th Century / Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs

Edward “Ned” Hector was a Black soldier who fought in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as a teamster and a bombardier with the Pennsylvania State Militia. Despite his service in the war, his requests for payment of his military pension were repeatedly denied. He ultimately received a one-time payment of just forty dollars.

‘Hangman Hawley’ is one of the villains of the ‘45 and holds a prominent place in Jacobite demonology but was also held in contempt by those who hated the Jacobite cause. He is reputed to have...

Based in Perthshire, the Murray family played an important role in all Jacobite rebellions, whether as rebels or supporters of the government. During the Great Rising of 1715, the head of the family...

Prince Eugene of Savoy-Carignan, a French-born military genius in Habsburg service, defeated the Ottomans and French, becoming a prominent commander and diplomat.Prince Eugene of Savoy-Carignan (1663-1736),...

Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was the grandson of Britain’s last Stuart king and the last of his line to fight for their right to the throne. Born in Rome and raised at his father’s...

Admiral Anson won fame and fortune during his circumnavigation of the globe, 1740-1744. He defeated the French at Cape Finisterre, 1747 and, as First Lord, reformed the officer corps and modernized ship design. Lord Anson made a major contribution to the defeat of France and Spain in the Seven Years War.

Some of the most famous memoirs of Britain’s long war against Napoleon have come from the pens of members of Wellington’s Light Division, but many wonderful accounts were never published and have sat in archives, libraries, museums, and private collections, forgotten for 200 years.

A study of Francis Marion's leadership in the South Carolina lowcountry campaigns.