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JANUARY
1692 - William of Orange issues an order to discipline the Highland Scots.
1st January 1766 – King James III dies.
17th January 1746 – The Battle of Falkirk.
31st January 1788 – Prince Charles dies in Rome aged 68.
FEBRUARY
4th February 1716 - James III leaves Scotland.
13th February 1692 - The Glencoe Massacre
16th February 1746 – The Route of Moy.
18th February 1745 – Prince Charles captures Inverness.
MARCH
2nd March 1746 – Prince Charles sets up his base at Inverness.
23 March 1708 - A French naval squadron attempted unsuccessfully to land James III on the Firth of Forth.
APRIL
15th April 1746 – The night march to Nairn
16th April 1746 – The Battle of Culloden.
MAY
JUNE
10th June 1719 - Battle of Glen Shiel
12th June 1701 - Act of Settlement passed by Parliament in London.
16th June 1746 – Prince Charles meets Flora MacDonald.
JULY
1st July 1690 – Battle of the Boyne.
12th July 1690 - Battle of Aughrim.
13th July 1807 - Death of Henry Stuart, Cardinal York, younger brother of Prince Charles and the last Stuart in the male line.
23rd July 1745 – Prince Charles arrives on the island of Eriskay.
27th July 1689 – Battle of Killliekrankie
AUGUST
16th August 1745 – Skirmish at Highbridge.
19th August 1745 – Prince Charles raises his standard at Glenfinnan.
21st August 1689 - Jacobites attempt a rising at Dunkeld.
SEPTEMBER
6th September 1701 - Death of the King James II.
6th September 1715 - Start of 'the Fifteen' in Braemar following the accession of the Elector of Hanover.
11th September 1745 – Prince Charles captures Edinburgh.
19th September 1746 – Prince Charles escapes by boat to France from Loch nan Uamh
21st September 1745 – The Battle of Prestonpans.
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
5th November 1688 – William of Orange invades England.
8th November 1745 – Jacobites cross the border into England.
13th November 1715 – Battle of Sheriffmuir.
15th November 1745 – Jacobite army captures the town of Carlisle.
23rd November 1745 – The Duke of Cumberland is made leader of the British .
DECEMBER
4th Dec 1745 – The Jacobite army reaches the town of Derby in England.
5th Dec 1745 – the Jacobite chiefs decide to go retreat to Scotland.
18th December 1745 – Skirmish at Clifton Moor in England.
21st Dec 1720 – Charles Edward Stuart or "Bonnie Prince Charlie" is born in Rome, Italy.
21st Dec 1745 Jacobites cross the border back into Scotland.
22nd December 1715 – James III lands at Peterhead. |
