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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · 1d

10 October 1715: At Warkworth, the English Jacobites were joined by forty horse from the Scottish borders. Thomas Forster, Tory MP for Northumberland, who was now in command, proclaimed James Francis Edward Stuart as King James III of Great Britain. On the 14th, they would march to Alnwick.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · 19d

A plan of the battle of Prestonpans by Paul Fourdrinier, based on a plan drawn by an officer of engineers who was present at the engagement. The identity of the engineer on whose map this published map is based is unknown.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · 22d

19 September 1745: In the first lift of reinforcements from the continent, 3 battalions of Hirzel's Swiss regiment landed on the Lower Thames and the following day 4 battalions of Dutch troops arrived before later being shipped up to Newcastle to serve under Field Marshal Wade.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · 22d

19 September 1745: Cope marched his army from Dunbar to Haddington. He had intended to march further but a lack of water further along the route forced him to stop. A false alarm was raised that the Jacobites were coming to attack and the army lined up for battle.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · 22d

17-19 September 1715: With the Jacobites occupying Perth, loyalist volunteers from Glasgow, Paisley and Ayrshire were summoned to defend Stirling. They would be commanded by Colonel John Blackadder, a veteran of Dunkeld, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 11

Professor Christopher Duffy, who passed away in 2022, donated more than £1 million to the National Trust for Scotland to help protect Culloden Battlefield.

Professor Christopher Duffy leaves over £1m in will to help protect Culloden Battlefield - Jacobite Wars

Professor Christopher Duffy, who passed away in 2022, donated more than £1 million to the National Trust for Scotland to help protect Culloden Battlefield. An

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 11

11 September 1709: The army of the Grand Alliance under the Duke of Marlborough won a costly victory over the Duke of Villars' French army at the Battle of Malplaquet during the War of the Spanish Succession. James Francis Edward Stuart was wounded while serving with the French household cavalry.

Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 10

10 September 1697: The Peace of Ryswick was signed, bringing the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance to an end. As part of the treaty, Louis XIV of France recognised William of Orange as King William III and II and pledged to end support to the Jacobite cause.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 7

7 September 1746: Acting on instructions from the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Loudoun reduced the seven Independent Highland Companies under his direct command at Fort Augustus and sent orders to reduce the six companies on the Isle of Skye and the one company on the Isle of Lewis.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 7

A commission from Charles Edward Stuart, dated 5 September 1745 at Perth, appointing William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallan, as Brigadier-General in the Jacobite army. Drummond had participated in the 1715 Jacobite rising and was pardoned for his involvement in 1717.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 3

3 September 1745: The Jacobite army marched from Blair Castle, through the Pass of Killiecrankie and on to Dunkeld. Charles Edward Stuart lodged in Dunkeld House, where he was entertained by local fiddler Niel Gow. The advance guard led by Lochiel and Keppoch arrived at Perth and secured the town.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Sep 2

2 September 1745: From Blair Castle, Charles Edward Stuart instructed Donald Cameron of Lochiel to march from Blair to Perth with an advanced guard of two hundred men and take control of the town. Once there, Lochiel was to proclaim James Francis Edward Stuart as king.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Apr 15

Ready your muskets and join the Sir Arthur Erskine regiment for a tour of the site of Dunkeld's 1689 Jacobite Battle! 22-23 August 2025. For more info and to book visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dunkeld-ba...

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Aug 21

21 August 1689: The Jacobites under Brigadier-General Alexander Cannon attacked the Earl of Angus's Regiment commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Cleland, holding the town of Dunkeld. The brutal urban fighting would see most of the town destroyed before the Jacobites were forced to withdraw.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Aug 16

On 16 August 1745, two companies from the 2nd Battalion of St Clair’s 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots), marching to reinforce the garrison of Fort William, were attacked by a party of Macdonalds at Highbridge in the first military engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

Action at Highbridge: The first shots of the Jacobite ’45 - Jacobite Wars

On 16 August 1745, two companies from the 2nd Battalion of St Clair’s 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots), marching to reinforce the garrison of Fort William, were attacked by a party of Macdonalds at ...

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Aug 4

4 August 1746: From Horse Shoe Bay, Kerrera, Major-General John Campbell sent an intelligence report to his son, Lieutenant-Colonel John Campbell at Strontian, and the Earl of Albemarle at Fort Augustus about a reported sighting of Charles Edward Stuart in Glen Dessarry.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 23

23 July 1745: Charles Edward Stuart set foot on Scottish soil for the first time, landing on the Isle of Eriskay between Barra and South Uist in the Hebrides. The following day, he would meet with Alexander Macdonald of Boisdale, who would advise him to return to France. Map: NLS.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 18

18 July 1745: The Marquis of Tweeddale, Secretary of State for Scotland, wrote to Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope recommending that he 'keep a strict Look-out' and hoped that he would not do anything that would spread unnecessary alarm, as he believed there was no immediate danger.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 14

14 July 1689: The Privy Council of Scotland instructed Margaret Wemyss, 3rd Countess of Wemyss, to "lend some of your leather gunnes to General Mackay for this present expedition to the Highlands, wher no other artileiarie can be carried."

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 13

13 July 1745: Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope informed the Marquis of Tweeddale, Secretary of State for Scotland, about the situation in the Highlands before he left for Aberdeen to review Guise's 6th Regiment of Foot, which were to garrison the Highland forts and barracks, replacing Murray's 57th.

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 9

On 9 July 1745, over 100 miles west of Lizard Point, Cornwall, His Majesty’s Ship Lion encountered the French privateers Elisabeth and Du Teillay, which were carrying Charles Edward Stuart’s Jacobite expedition to the Western Highlands and engaged with them in a five-hour naval action.

Action between HMS Lion and Elisabeth and Du Teillay | Jacobite Wars

On 9 July 1745, over 100 miles west of Lizard Point, Cornwall, His Majesty’s Ship Lion encountered the French privateers Elisabeth and Du Teillay, which were carrying Charles Edward Stuart’s Jacobite ...

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 8

8 July 1745: Three days after departing from Belle Isle, the French privateers Elisabeth (64 guns) and Du Teillay (16 guns), which were carrying Charles Edward Stuart's expedition to the Western Highlands, sighted a Royal Navy squadron of eight warships. They changed course to avoid an encounter.

"A New and Correct Chart of the CHANNEL between ENGLAND & FRANCE" by Greenvile Collins, 1756

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 5

5 July 1690: Major-General Hugh Mackay began construction of a new earth and timber fort on the site of the old Cromwellian fort at Inverlochy, to be named Fort William after the new king. Construction took 11 days, and the old Cromwellian Colonel John Hill was appointed governor. Image: NLS.

"Plan of Fort William with the country adjacent" by Robert Johnson, c.1710 / National Library of Scotland

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 2

On 15 June 1725, Russian warships and transport vessels anchored off the Isle of Lewis while en route to Spain. Rumours quickly spread that they were there to land arms and men to support a Jacobite rising, and it was feared that this was part of a larger Russian invasion.

Russia and the Jacobite scare of 1725 | Jacobite Wars

On 15 June 1725, Russian warships and transport vessels anchored off of the Isle of Lewis while en-route to Spain. Rumours quickly spread that they were there to land arms and men to support a Jacobit...

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Jacobite Wars @jacobitewars.com · Jul 2

2 July 1690: As Major-General Hugh Mackay's Scottish government army marched through Glen Spean, they came under sporadic sniper fire from the hills, while around 200 Jacobite highlanders attacked Mackay's vanguard, but the attack was repulsed. Mackay would arrive at Inverlochy the following day.

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