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February 21, 1746
Jacobite rising of 1745: The siege of Inverness ended with British forces surrendering to the Jacobite army.
Jacobite rising of 1745
The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart. It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in March 1689, with major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.
Siege of Inverness (1746)
The siege of Inverness took place in February 1746 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745.