Jacobite advance to Derby

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The Jacobite advance to Derby was the 1745 campaign’s high-water mark, when Charles Edward Stuart’s army pushed deep into England before turning back, effectively sealing the rebellion’s fate.

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instanceOf event in the Jacobite rising of 1745
military campaign phase
commandedBy Charles Edward Stuart
conflict Jacobite rising of 1745
country Kingdom of Great Britain
describedAs high-water mark of the 1745 Jacobite campaign
endTime 1745-12-06
followedBy Jacobite retreat to Scotland (1745)
hasAlternativeName Jacobite march to Derby
advance on Derby (1745)
hasCause Jacobite attempt to restore the House of Stuart
hasConsequence loss of Jacobite momentum
strategic turning point of the 1745 rising
hasDecision Jacobite council of war at Derby
hasObjective march on London
hasOutcome Jacobite retreat from Derby
failure to advance on London
hasParticipant British government forces
Charles Edward Stuart
Jacobite army
linked to: Jacobite forces
historicalAssessment moment when Jacobite chances of success were greatest
location Derby
England
Scotland
militaryStrength approximately 5,000–6,000 Jacobite troops
notableCommander James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth
Lord George Murray
opposedBy British Army
Hanoverian government
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
linked to: Duke of Cumberland
partOf Jacobite rising of 1745
campaign of Charles Edward Stuart in Great Britain
precededBy Jacobite invasion of England (1745)
resultedIn decline of French support prospects
demoralisation of some Jacobite supporters
significantPlace Carlisle
Derby
Manchester
Preston
startTime 1745-11
strategicDecision abandonment of direct march on London
strategicSignificance deepest Jacobite penetration into England in 1745 rising
temporalContext War of the Austrian Succession

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Jacobite rising of 1745 notableEvent Jacobite advance to Derby
Jacobite rising of 1745 notableEvent Jacobite retreat from Derby
linked to: Jacobite advance to Derby
Forty-Five Rebellion notableEvent Jacobite advance into England
linked to: Jacobite advance to Derby
Jacobite advance to Derby hasOutcome Jacobite retreat from Derby
linked to: Jacobite advance to Derby
Jacobite advance to Derby hasDecision Jacobite council of war at Derby
linked to: Jacobite advance to Derby
Jacobite advance to Derby hasAlternativeName Jacobite march to Derby
linked to: Jacobite advance to Derby