French invasion of Scotland 1708

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The French invasion of Scotland in 1708 was an abortive Jacobite expedition in which a French fleet attempted to land troops to restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite rising event ⓘ
failed invasion ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1708 Jacobite invasion attempt ⓘ
Planned French invasion of Scotland 1708 ⓘ
belligerent France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Jacobites ⓘ
linked to: Jacobite forces
carriedPerson James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
cause French support for the Jacobite claim to the British throne ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession strategic context ⓘ
commandedBy Claude de Forbin ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
consequence continued exile of James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
demonstrated Royal Navy superiority ⓘ
reinforced British coastal defenses ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endDate 1708-03-25 ⓘ
fleetSize approximately 27 ships of the line and transports ⓘ
followedBy Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
hasContext Anglo-French rivalry ⓘ
succession dispute in Britain ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
hasMainObjective land French troops in Scotland ⓘ
restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne ⓘ
location Firth of Forth ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
opposedBy Admiral George Byng ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
opposedDynasty House of Hanover ⓘ
partOf Jacobite risings ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
plannedLandingSite Fife coast ⓘ
near Burntisland ⓘ
pointInTime 1708 ⓘ
precededBy Glorious Revolution ⓘ
relatedTo French foreign policy under Louis XIV ⓘ
Jacobitism in Scotland ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
French withdrawal ⓘ
failed to land troops ⓘ
significantEvent French fleet chased by Royal Navy ⓘ
French fleet sighted in the Firth of Forth ⓘ
abandonment of landing attempt ⓘ
startDate 1708-03-06 ⓘ
supportedClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ
supportedDynasty House of Stuart ⓘ
troopStrength approximately 5,000–6,000 soldiers ⓘ

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Jacobite rising of 1708 → alsoKnownAs → French invasion of Scotland 1708 ⓘ