1746
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s troops occupy Stirling
Scotland
On January 20, 1746, during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the forces led by Charles Edward Stuart, often referred to as Bonnie Prince Charlie, occupied the town of Stirling in …
Celtic history archive
Scotland
1746
Last Jacobite victory at the Battle of Falkirk
Scotland
Bonnie Prince Charlies Highland Army of 5,000 highlanders, or better known as Jacobites marched towards Stirling, planning to capture Edinburgh Castle. During the Second Jacobite …
1746
Bonnie Prince Charlies army leaves Glasgow
Scotland
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army left Glasgow, is part of the broader historical context of the Jacobite Uprising of 1745, also known as the ‘45 Rebellion or the Jacobite …
1747
Act of Proscription
Scotland
The “Act of Proscription 1746” was a piece of legislation enacted by the British government in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746. The Jacobite Rising …
1747
John Paul Jones, born
Scotland
Jones was born John Paul on 6 July 1747, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. At the age of 12 he entered the British merchant marine and went to sea for the first time as a cabin boy. …
1747
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat was beheaded for High Treason
Scotland
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat who in 1715 had origninally been a supporter of the House of Hanover, and then in 1745 changed sides and joined Prince Charles Edward, the young …
1752
Colin Campbell of Glenure, known as the Red Fox, a notorious persecutor of Jacobites after Culloden, was shot in Appin
Scotland
Colin Campbell of Glenure, known as the Red Fox, a notorious persecutor of Jacobites after Culloden, was shot in Appin. This May 14, 1752 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1756
Sir Henry Raeburn, renowned Scottish painter, born.
Scotland
Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland Sir Henry Raeburn …
1758
Elizabeth Hamilton, born
Scotland
Elizabeth Hamilton (1756 or 1758 – 23 July 1816) was a Scottish essayist, poet, satirist and novelist, who in both her prose and fiction entered into the French-revolutionary era …
1766
James Craigs winning entry for development of Edinburgh New Town was approved.
Scotland
James Craig (31 October 1739 – 23 June 1795) was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in lowlands of the country and especially his native city of Edinburgh. He is remembered …
1768
The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh
Scotland
First Edition The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. First Volume The first volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica was …
1770
James Bruce discovers the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana in north-west Ethiopia.
Scotland
James Bruce of Kinnaird (14 December 1730 – 27 April 1794), a Scottish explorer, a British traveller and travel writer, is credited with rediscovering the source of the Blue Nile. …