Forty-Five Rebellion

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The Forty-Five Rebellion was the 1745 Jacobite uprising in Britain led by Charles Edward Stuart in an attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite rising
armed conflict
civil war
alsoKnownAs Forty-five Jacobite Rebellion
Jacobite rising of 1745
The ’45
belligerent Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite forces

Kingdom of Great Britain
cause dynastic dispute over the British throne
support for James Francis Edward Stuart and his heirs
commander Charles Edward Stuart
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
countryAtTime Kingdom of Great Britain
culturalImpact inspiration for numerous songs and ballads
romanticization of Highland culture in later literature
decisiveBattle Battle of Culloden
decisiveBattleLocation Culloden Moor
linked to: Culloden, Scotland
endDate 1746-04-16
finalBattleDate 1746-04-16
followedBy suppression of Highland clan system
goal overthrow of the Hanoverian dynasty
restoration of the House of Stuart to the British throne
historicalPeriod 18th century
leader Charles Edward Stuart
legalConsequence Act of Proscription 1746
Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746
location England
Great Britain
Scotland
notableEvent Battle of Prestonpans
Highland Clearances-related repression afterward
Jacobite advance into England
Jacobite capture of Edinburgh
retreat from Derby
notableFigure Henry Benedict Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart
Lord George Murray
opponent British government forces
opposedBy British Army
Hanoverian government
partOf Jacobite risings
precededBy Jacobite rising of 1715
relatedDynasty House of Hanover
House of Stuart
result decisive government victory
defeat of the Jacobites
startDate 1745-07-23
supportedBy France
Irish Brigade in French service

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Jacobite rising of 1745 alsoKnownAs Forty-Five Rebellion
The ’45 alsoKnownAs Forty-Five Rebellion