Attempt by the House of Stuart to regain the British throne
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Jacobite rising of 1745
Part of Jacobite risings
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745, David Morier
Date
19 August 1745 – 20 April 1746
Location
Scotland and Northern England
Result
British government victory
Belligerents
British government
Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Cumberland
John Cope
Henry Hawley
George Wade
Duncan Forbes
Charles Stuart
George Murray
John O'Sullivan
John Drummond
James Drummond
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1st Ruthven
Prestonpans
Culloden House
1st Carlisle
Clifton
2nd Carlisle
1st Fort Augustus
Inverurie
Falkirk
Stirling
2nd Ruthven
Moy
Inverness
2nd Fort Augustus
Atholl
Blair Castle
Keith
Fort William
Dornoch
Tongue
Littleferry
Culloden
Loch nan Uamh
Loch Ailort
Arisaig
Lochaber and Shiramore
Killin
Appin Murder
Rannoch
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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.
Charles launched the rebellion on 19 August 1745 at Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands, capturing Edinburgh and winning the Battle of Prestonpans in September. At a council in October, the Scots agreed to invade England after Charles assured them of substantial support from English Jacobites and a simultaneous French landing in Southern England. On that basis, the Jacobite army entered England in early November, but neither of these assurances proved accurate. On reaching Derby on 4 December, they halted to discuss future strategy.
Similar discussions had taken place at Carlisle, Preston and Manchester and many felt they had gone too far already. The invasion route had been selected to cross areas considered strongly Jacobite in sympathy, but the promised English support failed to materialise. With several government armies marching on their position, they were outnumbered and in danger of being cut off. The decision to retreat was supported by the vast majority, but caused an irretrievable split between Charles and his Scots supporters. Despite victory at Falkirk Muir in January 1746, defeat at Culloden in April ended the rebellion. Charles escaped to France, but was unable to win support for another attempt, and died in Rome in 1788.
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