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Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of approximately 5,000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.
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Jacobite pretender (1720–1788)
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III. During his lifetime, he was…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Culloden
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