Jacobite rising of 1745

1745 – 1746

Result Government victory

Charles Edward Stuart led a rising in Scotland to restore the Stuarts to the British throne. Government forces crushed it at Culloden, ending Jacobitism as a serious threat.

Overview Contemporaries

Battles 2

Battle of Prestonpans September 21, 1745 · Jacobite victory
Battle of Culloden April 27, 1746 · Government victory

Also involved 21

Thomas Gage participant
Johann Rall participant
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville participant
John Campbell, of Strachur participant
Eyre Coote participant
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland participant
Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle participant
Charles Edward Stuart participant
John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier participant
James Wolfe participant
John Cope participant
Thomas Fowke participant
John Manners, Marquess of Granby participant
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle participant
John Forbes participant
John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun participant
Stringer Lawrence participant
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend participant
Edward Cornwallis participant
George Wade participant
John Caillaud participant