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  2. Jacobite rising of 1745 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Jacobitism - Wikipedia

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    Jacobitism [c] was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the senior line of the 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 his nephew, her husband William III. [1]

  4. 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

  5. Battle of Inverurie (1745) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. Category:Jacobite risings - Wikipedia

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  8. Jacobite rising of 1719 - Wikipedia

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    The Jacobite Rising of 1719 was a failed attempt to restore the exiled James Francis Edward Stuart to the throne of Great Britain. Part of a series of Jacobite risings between 1689 and 1745, it was supported by Spain , then at war with Britain during the War of the Quadruple Alliance .

  9. Category:Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1745 - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1745" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .