Jacobite rising of 1745
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The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in March 1689, with major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745, David Morier
James Francis Edward Stuart, the 'Old Pretender,' or 'Chevalier de St George' portrait from 1748
Cardinal Fleury, chief minister of France 1723 to 1743; he viewed the Jacobites as an ineffective weapon for dealing with British power
Welsh Tory Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1692–1749); his sky-blue waistcoat was a Jacobite symbol
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.
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