Raising the Standard at
Glenfinnan, by Mark Churms Bonnie Prince Charlie arrives lands at Glenfinnan ,
meet by some of the Highland Clans at the 45 Rebellion begins
I Am Come Home by Alan Herriot Charles Edward Stuart arrives on the west coast of Scotland to raise
his standard at Glenfinnan and the start of the 45 Rebellion.
Disbanded by John Pettie A Highlander after the Jacobite uprising of 1745-1746, after the
Battle of Culloden.
The Charge of the Highlanders at the battle of Preston Pans, by Mark
Churms. Battle of Prestonpans. Bonnie Prince Charlie, after landing at
Glenfinnan, in his
bid to gain the British Throne. Lord George Murray with an army of 2,000
Jacobites marched southward where they were meet at Prestonpans by General
Sir John Cope and a Royal army of 3,000 men On the 21st September.
The Jacobite's charged the government troops and routed them. hundreds of
Government troops were killed or wounded and over 1,000 were captured. with the
Jacobite losses less than 150. With
this victory Charles Edward Stuart and the Jacobite army marched southwards into
England capturing the towns of Carlisle, Penrith, Lancaster and Preston and
getting as far as Nottingham before lack of supplies and new recruits forced him
to heads back to Scotland.
