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  2. Jacobite rising of 1689 - Wikipedia

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    The Jacobite rising of 1689 was a conflict fought primarily in the Scottish Highlands, whose objective was to put James VII back on the throne, following his deposition by the November 1688 Glorious Revolution. Named after "Jacobus", the Latin for James, his supporters were known as 'Jacobites' and the associated political movement as Jacobitism.

  3. Battle of Killiecrankie - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Killiecrankie, [a] also known as the Battle of Rinrory, took place on 27 July 1689 during the 1689 Scottish Jacobite rising.An outnumbered Jacobite force under Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and John Graham, Viscount Dundee, defeated a government army commanded by General Hugh Mackay.

  4. Category:Jacobite rising of 1689 - Wikipedia

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    Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1689 (1 C) P. People of the Jacobite rising of 1689 (14 P) W. Williamite War in Ireland (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Jacobite ...

  5. Jacobitism - Wikipedia

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    Jacobitism [c] was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the Catholic House of Stuart to the British throne.When James II of England chose exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England ruled he had "abandoned" the English throne, which was given to his Protestant daughter Mary II of England, and her husband William III. [1]

  6. Battle of Dunkeld - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Dunkeld (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Dhùn Chaillinn) was fought between Jacobite clans supporting the deposed king James VII of Scotland and a regiment of covenanters supporting William of Orange, King of Scotland, in the streets around Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Scotland, on 21 August 1689 and formed part of the Jacobite rising of 1689, commonly called Dundee's rising in Scotland.

  7. Category:People of the Jacobite rising of 1689 - Wikipedia

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    People associated with the Jacobite rising of 1689 in Scotland. Pages in category "People of the Jacobite rising of 1689" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.

  8. Category:Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1689 - Wikipedia

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  9. Siege of Derry - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland.The siege was preceded by an attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates.