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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.
Although the Jacobite rising of 1689 had largely been suppressed by May 1690, a continuing need to police the Highlands diverted military resources from the Nine Years' War in Flanders. In late 1690, clan leaders loyal to the exiled House of Stuart agreed to swear allegiance to William and Mary, in return for a cash payment of £12,000. However ...
Sir Donald Macdonald, 4th Baronet (1650 – March 1718) was a Scottish Jacobite soldier and Chief of Clan Macdonald of Sleat. [1] He was known as Dòmhnall a' Chogaidh ("Donald of the War") and, after 1716, as Lord Sleat in Jacobite circles. [2]
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. B. Battles of the Jacobite rising of 1689 (1 C) P. ... Pages in category "Jacobite rising of 1689"
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]
The Jacobite Risings in Britain, 1689–1746. Scottish Cultural Press. ISBN 189821820X. Mackay, John (2017) [1836]. Life of Lieut.-Gen. Hugh Mackay of Scoury: Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scotland, 1689 and 1690. Forgotten Books. ISBN 1333263538. Macpherson, James (1775). Original Papers: Containing the Secret History of Great Britain ...
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.
Jacobite rising of 1689 (3 C, 10 P) Jacobite rising of 1715 (2 C, 4 P) Jacobite rising of 1719 (1 C, 5 P) Jacobite rising of 1745 (3 C, 35 P) B.