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M. Alexander Macdonald, 17th of Keppoch; Donald MacDonald (army officer) John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod; Allan Maclean of Torloisk; Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair; Angus McDonald (Virginia militiaman) Hugh Mercer; David Morgan (Jacobite) Sir David Murray, 4th Baronet; George Murray (general)
History of the transactions in Scotland, in the years 1715-16 & 1745-1746; Volume II. Gilchrist & Heriot. Duffy, Christopher (2003). The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. Orion. ISBN 978-0304355259. Elcho, David (2010) [1748]. A Short Account of the Affairs of Scotland in the Years 1744–46. Kessinger ...
British Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745 (1 C, 92 P) J. Jacobite military personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745 (42 P)
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.
M. Forbes Macbean; Duncan Ban MacIntyre; Alexander Mackay (British Army officer) George Mackay of Skibo; Hugh Mackay of Bighouse; Robert Melvill; John Mordaunt (British Army officer) John Mordaunt (MP) George Munro, 1st of Culcairn; Sir Harry Munro, 7th Baronet; Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet; Alexander Murray (British Army officer, died 1762)
As the campaign progressed, supplies from France improved their equipment considerably and by April 1746 many were equipped with 0.69 in (17.5 mm) calibre French and Spanish firelocks. [ 4 ] By the time of Culloden, most of the Jacobite cavalry had been disbanded due to a shortage of horses, with only minor elements taking part.
After the Jacobite capture of Edinburgh in autumn 1745, Lord Lewis Gordon had been designated as the Jacobite Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and was given responsibility for raising men in north-eastern Scotland. With a mix of volunteers and men "pressed" into service, he mustered a relatively-large regiment including three battalions: the ...
The Skirmish of Keith was a conflict that took place on the 20 March 1746 in Keith, Moray, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. [ 4 ] Background