10 August 1745: Edward Wilson, commanding Bernera Barracks at Glenelg, reported to Major Hugh Wentworth at Fort Augustus on the situation on the Isle of Skye and ships seized by a French warship. He stated that he expected the barracks to come under attack by the French or Jacobites at any time.

Two rare Jacobite-era pistols have been brought together in a new exhibition at Montrose Museum. A pistol, on loan from National Museums Scotland, is showcased alongside its counterpart in Tartan & Turmoil: The Angus Jacobite Story.

Jacobite-era pistols reunited in new exhibition at Montrose Museum

Two rare Jacobite-era pistols have been brought together in a new exhibition at Montrose Museum. A pistol, which is on loan from National Museums Scotland, is showcased next to its counterpart in Tart...

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21 June 1690: Major-General Hugh Mackay left Perth with a force of 3,000 Scottish government troops heading for Inverlochy, where he would establish a new fort. Mackay marched his army via Strathardle, Braemar, Nethy Bridge, Strathspey and Glen Spean before arriving at Inverlochy on 3 July.

16 June 1750: The death of Jacobite Major-General John Gordon of Glenbucket in Boulogne, France. Glenbucket fought for the Jacobite cause in the risings of 1689, 1715 and 1745. During the 1719 rising, he assisted the government by reporting on Jacobite movements.

On 15 June 1725, Russian warships and transport vessels anchored off the Isle of Lewis while en route to Spain. Rumours quickly spread that they were there to land arms and men to support a Jacobite rising, and it was feared that this was part of a larger Russian invasion.

Russia and the Jacobite scare of 1725

On 15 June 1725, Russian warships and transport vessels anchored off the Isle of Lewis while en route to Spain. Rumours quickly spread that they were there to land arms and men to support a Jacobite r...

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7 June 1746: Captain Dugald Campbell of the Argyllshire Militia apprehended Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, on an island in Loch Morar. Captain John Fergussone of the bomb vessel Furnace stated in a letter to Cumberland that Lovat had been found "conceal'd in the Trunk of a tree".

23-24 May 1692: Following their victory at the Battle of Barfleur, English and Dutch warships destroyed and captured many French warships and transport vessels near the French port of La Hougue. The French defeat ended plans of a Franco-Jacobite invasion of England to restore King James.

21 May 1746: Donald Cameron of Lochiel mustered his clansmen at Achnacarry, but due to the efforts of the pro-Hanoverian highland militias and Lord Loudoun's detachment at Fort Augustus, no other clans joined him. Lochiel ordered his men to disperse, and he went into hiding.

12 May 1746: Alexander Macdonald of Glencoe's Regiment surrendered to Major-General John Campbell of Mamore at his camp in Appin. Mamore allowed the common men to return home but detained the gentlemen of the regiment. Macdonald told Mamore that he had been intimidated into joining the Jacobites.

On 23 April 1733, construction of Tay Bridge at Aberfeldy began when Lieutenant-General George Wade placed the first stone. The bridge was designed by William Adam and cost £4095 5s 10d. It was part of Wade's Crieff-Dalnacardoch military road and still carries road traffic today.

A painting of the battle of Culloden, possibly commissioned by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, c.1748. The image has been enhanced to cut through a thick layer of varnish. Painting attributed to the Duke's military draughtsman, Thomas Sandby. 📸 © Royal Collection Trust

Detail from George Augustus Schultz's battle map of Culloden showing the Duke of Cumberland's army moving from column to line formation just beyond Dalcross Castle on Drumossie Moor on the morning of 16 April 1746. 📸 © Royal Collection Trust

10 April 1707: Colonel Nathaniel Hooke arrived in Scotland on his second mission from Louis XIV, tasked with meeting prominent Jacobites and reconnoitring the country to assess the seriousness of Scottish Jacobites to rise against Queen Anne Stuart. He would arrive back in France on 6 June.

10 April 1746: From Rothes, Colonel Roderick Chisholm ordered Captain John Chisholm to go to Strathglass and raise men for Charles Edward Stuart's army. Captain Chisholm was also instructed to destroy the cattle and effects of any man who refused to join the Jacobites. 📜 RA CP/MAIN/13 f.378-378b.

6 March 1708: Comte de Forbin's French invasion fleet sailed out from Dunkirk, slipping past the Royal Navy's blockade and making its way to the east coast of Scotland. James Francis Edward Stuart sailed with the fleet and planned to raise the Jacobites against his half-sister, Queen Anne Stuart.

15 February 1744: The day after the British government was informed of an imminent French invasion, King George II sent a message to both Houses of Parliament informing them that intelligence had been received that Charles Edward Stuart was in France and preparations were underway for an invasion.

15 February 1716: The last remnants of the Earl of Mar's Jacobite army dispersed at Ruthven. Mar and James Francis Edward Stuart had departed Scotland for France on 4 February, and the main Jacobite army had disbanded at Aberdeen on 7 February. 📸 The Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-1755

15 February 1746: While on a flying visit to Edinburgh to sort out food supplies for the government army's advance to Aberdeen, the Duke of Cumberland ordered the Hessian auxiliary troops to move to Perth and Stirling to secure his lines of communication and prevent a Jacobite breakout from Atholl.

15 February 1708: The Dutch government sent a message to the British government warning them about an imminent French invasion aimed at putting James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne. In October 1707, France had advised the Scottish Jacobites to prepare for a rising in the spring of 1708.

7 February 1716: The Earl of Mar's Jacobite army disbanded at Aberdeen, bringing to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Mar and James Francis Edward Stuart had departed Scotland for France on 4 February. 📸 Slezer's Aberdeen, 1693 / National Library of Scotland

6 February 1746: Charles Edward Stuart travelled from Weem Castle to Blair Castle during the Jacobite retreat to Inverness. This was his second visit to Blair Castle, the first being in September at the start of the rising. He would stay at Blair until the 10th before heading on to Dalnacardoch.

17 January 1746: In a storm of sleet, wind and hail, the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart clashed with government forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley at the Battle of Falkirk Muir, the largest military engagement of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.

18 December 1745: As Charles Edward Stuart's army continued its withdrawal back to Scotland, the Jacobite rearguard under Lord George Murray fought an action against pursuing government dragoons commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Honeywood at Clifton, south of Penrith.

Map of the Battle of Preston (12-14 November 1715) by Abel Boyer / Royal Collection Trust

10 October 1715: At Warkworth, the English Jacobites were joined by forty horse from the Scottish borders. Thomas Forster, Tory MP for Northumberland, who was now in command, proclaimed James Francis Edward Stuart as King James III of Great Britain. On the 14th, they would march to Alnwick.

A plan of the battle of Prestonpans by Paul Fourdrinier, based on a plan drawn by an officer of engineers who was present at the engagement. The identity of the engineer on whose map this published map is based is unknown. 📜 RA CP/MAIN/5 f.164-164b

19 September 1745: In the first lift of reinforcements from the continent, 3 battalions of Hirzel's Swiss regiment landed on the Lower Thames and the following day 4 battalions of Dutch troops arrived before later being shipped up to Newcastle to serve under Field Marshal Wade.

19 September 1745: Cope marched his army from Dunbar to Haddington. He had intended to march further but a lack of water further along the route forced him to stop. A false alarm was raised that the Jacobites were coming to attack and the army lined up for battle.

17-19 September 1715: With the Jacobites occupying Perth, loyalist volunteers from Glasgow, Paisley and Ayrshire were summoned to defend Stirling. They would be commanded by Colonel John Blackadder, a veteran of Dunkeld, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet.

Professor Christopher Duffy, who passed away in 2022, donated more than £1 million to the National Trust for Scotland to help protect Culloden Battlefield.