Jacobite Army (1745)
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The Jacobite Army, sometimes referred to as the Highland Army, was the military force assembled by Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters during the 1745 Rising that attempted to restore the House of Stuart to the British throne.
Lord George Murray, Jacobite lieutenant-general; while possessing considerable talents, his inability to take advice and personality clashes with Charles became a major factor in the campaign
Painting suggested to be Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1695- 1748); his adherence was vital in the early stages but he lacked military experience
Members of a Highland regiment, circa 1744; the Jacobite army would have worn something very similar, particularly the belted plaid.
The Black Watch at Fontenoy, April 1745; an example of highly effective and conventionally trained Highland troops
Charles Edward Stuart
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Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III. During his lifetime, he was also known as "the Young Pretender" and "the Young Chevalier"; in popular memory, he is known as Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Charles Edward Stuart by Allan Ramsay, painted at Holyrood Palace, late autumn 1745
Portrait by William Mosman
Charles Edward as the Jacobite leader (a painting in Traquair House, attributed to the circle of Louis Tocqué)
A 1907 illustration of Prince Charles seen on the battlefield