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The Jacobite rising of 1745 [a] was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart.It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in March 1689, with major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.
The Memoir of Walter Shairp; the Story of the Liverpool Regiment during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 in Volume CXLII;. The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. ISBN 978-0-902593-73-2. Riding, Jacqueline (2016). Jacobites: A New History of the 45 Rebellion. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1408819128. Tomasson, Katherine, Buist, Francis (1978).
Royal Discord: The Family of George II. Athena Press, 2008. Chambers, Robert (1827). History of the Rebellion of 1745–1746. Forgotten Books. Duffy, Christopher. The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlies and the Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. Cassell, 2003. Hibbert, Samuel (1848). The Episcopal See of Manchester, Volume II. Manchester: Thomas Agnew.
Jacobitism [c] was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the Catholic House of Stuart to the British throne.When James II of England chose exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England ruled he had "abandoned" the English throne, which was given to his Protestant daughter Mary II of England, and her husband William III. [1]
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745 (as shown in the infobox at the top of this page), by David Morier, often known as "The Battle of Culloden", is the best-known portrayal of the battle and the best-known of Morier's works. It depicts the attack of the Highlanders against Barrell's Regiment and is based on sketches made by Morier in the ...
The Highbridge Skirmish was the first engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745 between government troops and Jacobites loyal to Prince Charles Edward Stuart.It took place at Highbridge, Lochaber, on the River Spean on 16 August 1745, and marked the commencement of hostilities between the two sides.
The Battle of Clifton Moor took place on the evening of Wednesday 18 December during the Jacobite rising of 1745.Following the decision to retreat from Derby on 6 December, the fast-moving Jacobite army split into three smaller columns; on the morning of 18th, a small force of dragoons led by Cumberland and Sir Philip Honywood made contact with the Jacobite rearguard, at that point commanded ...
Pages in category "Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1745" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Siege of Culloden House (1745) D. Battle ...