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The Jacobite Army, sometimes referred to as the Highland Army, [1] was the military force assembled by Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters during the 1745 Rising that attempted to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne.
Pages in category "Jacobite military personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "British Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jacobite pamphlet A funeral ticket for Lord Lovat, 1747 The day of his execution, 9 April 1747, saw many spectators arrive at Tower Hill . Among his last words was a quote from Horace that Wilfred Owen was later to famously mock as "The old Lie": Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (Latin: "It is sweet and seemly to die for one's country").
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745; A Skirmish between some Highlanders and English Infantry, The Battle of Culloden: Artist: David Morier: Year: 1746–1765: Medium: Oil-on-canvas: Subject: A battle between Jacobite and government soldiers. Dimensions: 60.5 cm × 99.5 cm (23.8 in × 39.2 in) Location: Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh ...
Lord Lewis Gordon (22 December 1724 – 15 June 1754), also known as Lord Ludovick Gordon, was a Scottish nobleman, naval officer and Jacobite, remembered largely for participating in the Jacobite rising of 1745, during which Charles Edward Stuart appointed him Lord-lieutenant of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire.
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 temper of the district was Jacobite, and that Guest communicated the orders to leading gentry with an appeal to them to keep the peace. The district remained undisturbed. He was one of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the Glasgow riots in 1725; he became a brigadier-general 24 November 1735, and major-general 2 July 1739.
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