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  2. Jacobite rising of 1715 - Wikipedia

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    The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna Sheumais [ˈpliən̪ˠə ˈheːmɪʃ]; or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts. At Braemar, Aberdeenshire, local landowner the Earl of Mar raised

  3. George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton - Wikipedia

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    George Seton, 5th Earl of Winton (c. 1678–1749) was a Scottish nobleman who took part in the Jacobite rising of 1715 supporting "The Old Pretender" James Stuart.Captured by the English, Seton was tried and sentenced to death, but escaped and lived the rest of his life in exile.

  4. William Mackintosh of Borlum - Wikipedia

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    Brigadier William Mackintosh, 4th of Borlum, escaped abroad and his father, the 3rd of Borlum, died the same year. He returned with a small force of 6,000 Scots and Spaniards during the Jacobite rising of 1719 who had landed on the Isle of Lewis under the command of William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine but who were subsequently defeated at the Battle of Glen Shiel.

  5. William Maxwell, 5th Earl of Nithsdale - Wikipedia

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    In the Jacobite rising of 1715, after some hesitation, he proclaimed James III and VIII at Dumfries and Jedburgh, before joining the main Jacobite forces at Hexham under General Thomas Forster. Nithsdale was captured at Preston together with other Jacobite leaders, sent to London, [ 2 ] tried and found guilty of treason , and sentenced to death ...

  6. Battle of Preston (1715) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Preston (9–14 November 1715) was the final action of the Jacobite rising of 1715, an attempt to put James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in place of George I. After two days of street-fighting, the Jacobite commander Thomas Forster surrendered to government troops under General Charles Wills. It was arguably the ...

  7. Battle of Sheriffmuir - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim, [pl̪ˠaɾ ˈʃʎiəv əɲ ˈtʲʰirˠəm]) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical ...

  8. Skirmish of Dunfermline - Wikipedia

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    The Skirmish of Dunfermline was a conflict that took place on 24 October 1715 in Dunfermline, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715.It was fought between the forces of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll who supported the British-Hanoverian Government against a Jacobite force.

  9. Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale - Wikipedia

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    In 1715, Nithsdale joined the Jacobite rebellion, but he was captured at the Battle of Preston and sent to the Tower of London. Having been tried for treason, he was sentenced to death. Winifred, who was at Terregles when she heard of the capture of her husband, followed him to London, making part of the journey on horseback in bitter winter ...