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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
GPX (secondary coordinates) This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Jacobite risings ( 1688 – 1746 ). Please see the category guidelines for more information.
The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim, [pl̪ˠaɾ ˈʃʎiəv əɲ ˈtʲʰirˠəm]) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical ...
Sheriffmuir looking north. Sheriffmuir; Scots: Sherramuir; Scottish Gaelic: Sliabh an t-Siorraim, the site of the inconclusive 1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir (part of the Jacobite rising of 1715), lies on the slopes of the Ochil Hills in Scotland, just inside the Perthshire border in Scotland.
14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil. [ 2 ] 15 November – The Glasgow Courant , the first newspaper published in the city, appears.
The Battle of Preston (9–14 November 1715) was the final action of the Jacobite rising of 1715, an attempt to put James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in place of George I. After two days of street-fighting, the Jacobite commander Thomas Forster surrendered to government troops under General Charles Wills. It was arguably the ...
The Skirmish of Dunfermline was a conflict that took place on 24 October 1715 in Dunfermline, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715.It was fought between the forces of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll who supported the British-Hanoverian Government against a Jacobite force.
MacDonell was the son of Ranald Macdonell, 10th of Glengarry and Flora MacLeod. He joined the Jacobite rising of 1689 and fought at the Battle of Killiecrankie, when he carried the Royal Standard. He was attainted by the government of William III but managed to retain possession of his estates. MacDonell participated in the Jacobite rising of 1715.