Jacobite Rebels
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Rebel-controlled territories during the Jacobite Raising of 1745.
Establishment
August 1745: The rebellion was launched with the raising of the Royal Standard at Glenfinnan.
September 1745: They reached Perth where they were joined by more sympathisers.
September 1745: Charles Edward Stuart, who was a Jacobite claimant to the British throne, entered Edinburgh unopposed.
November 1745: The last elements of the Jacobite army left Edinburgh on 4 November and government forces under General Handasyde retook the city on 14th.
November 1745: Murray divided the army into two columns to conceal their destination from General Wade, government commander in Newcastle, and entered England on 8 November without opposition. On 10th, they reached Carlisle. The castle capitulated on 15 November.
November 1745: After the defeat at the Battle of Prestonpans, Jacobite Rebels led by Charles Edward Stuart advanced south to Preston in 1745. The garrison left behind was under the command of General Sir John Cope.
November 1745: Manchester conquered by Jacobite Rebels.
December 1745: The Jacobite army entered Derby on 4 December.
December 1745: The fast-moving Jacobite army evaded pursuit with only a minor skirmish at Clifton Moor, crossing back into Scotland.
Chronology
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1.1.Jacobite rising of 1745
Was an uprising in Great Britain that attempted to regain the British throne for the House of Stuart.
January 1746: The Siege of Stirling Castle in 1746 was a key event during the Jacobite Rising. The castle was held by British forces loyal to King George II, while Jacobite rebels, led by Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), attempted to capture it. The siege ended with the castle surrendering to the Jacobites.
April 1746: Charles Stuart and his uprising were defeated at the Battle of Culloden.
Disestablishment
January 1746: The Siege of Stirling Castle in 1746 was a key event during the Jacobite Rising. The castle was held by British forces loyal to King George II, while Jacobite rebels, led by Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), attempted to capture it. The siege ended with the castle surrendering to the Jacobites.
April 1746: Charles Stuart and his uprising were defeated at the Battle of Culloden.
