1736
James Watt, Scottish steam engine inventor, born
Scotland
James Watt, the Scottish engineer and inventor known for his improvements to the steam engine, was born on January 19, 1736. His work on steam engines was pivotal to the Industrial …
Celtic history archive
Scotland
1737
Robert Adair, dies
Scotland
Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a mortification and died soon after
1739
The publication of the first edition of the Scots Magazine
Scotland
The Scots Magazine was originally published in January 1739. It was intended as a rival to the London-based Gentleman’s Magazine, in order that “our countrymen might …
1745
Scottish Jacobite rising of 1745 begins invasion of England
Scotland
English army sets out from Newcastle in vain attempt to stop Scottish Jacobite invasion of England. The Jacobites were supporters of the exiled Stuart monarchs, who sought to …
1745
Charles Stuart invades England at the head of the Jacobite Army
Scotland
Charles Stuart, who is often referred to as “Bonnie Prince Charlie” or “Charles Edward Stuart”, " The Young Chevalier" or “The Young …
1745
Charles Edward Stuart lands at Borradale, Scotland
Scotland
Charles Edward Stuart, also known as “Bonnie Prince Charlie” or “The Young Pretender,” landed at Borradale on the west coast of Scotland on July 23, 1745. …
1745
Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Eriskay
Scotland
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Severino Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 - January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland, …
1745
Bonnie Prince Charles sails for Scotland
Scotland
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 - January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was …
1746
William Boyd of Kilmarnock, Scottish Jacobite leader, executed by the English
Scotland
William Boyd (1704-1746), 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, was a Scottish nobleman. William Boyd was educated at Glasgow. Like his father in the rebellion of 1715, William initially …
1746
Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to Skye
Scotland
Flora MacDonald (1722 ? March 05, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife …
1746
Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden, Scotland
Scotland
The Battle of Culloden was the last military clash in mainland Britain, between the forces of the Jacobites and those of the reigning Hanoverians in the 45 Jacobite Rising. The …
1746
Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Castle of Inverness
Scotland
Bonnie Prince Charlie, also known as Charles Edward Stuart, occupied the Castle of Inverness in February 1746, during the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746. This event was part of his …