John O'Sullivan (soldier)
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Sir John William O'Sullivan was an Irish professional soldier, who spent most of his career in the service of France, but is best known for his involvement in the Jacobite rising of 1745, an attempt to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart. During the Rising, he acted as adjutant general and quartermaster general of the Jacobite army and had a major influence on the campaign.
Sir John O'Sullivan, from a portrait miniature
The Marquis de Maillebois; Sullivan accompanied him to Corsica in 1739
Lord George Murray; his poor relationship with Prince Charles badly affected his ability to work with O'Sullivan
Action between HMS Lion and Elizabeth, 9 July 1745
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