Henry Hawley Biography

Lieutenant General Henry Hawley led his troops from Edinburgh to relieve Blakeney. The Jacobite army was 8,000 strong, the largest assembled throughout the Rising. They were pitched against a regular Hanoverian army

Hawley occupies Edinburgh. Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling

Lieutenant General Henry Hawley led his troops from Edinburgh to relieve Blakeney. The Jacobite army was 8,000 strong, the largest assembled throughout the Rising. They were pitched against a regular Hanoverian army

Goes to the relief of General Blakeney but defeated at Falkirk

General Hawley brought an army of 13,000 from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh, sending an advance unit to Linlithgow on 13 January

Hawley advanced with his main army of 6,000 on 15 January, intending to relieve Stirling Castle

Hawley advanced with his main army of 6,000 on 15 January, intending to relieve Stirling Castle

Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling but defeated at Falkirk

On the morning of 17 January, the Jacobites planned an offensive. The army moved cautiously towards Falkirk, avoiding the main road and heading for the Hill of Falkirk which overlooked Hawley's encampment below. With General Hawley established at nearby Callendar House, the Government army was taken by surprise

The Jacobites emerged victorious, but failed to take advantage of the encounter. Hawley claimed to have suffered only 280 casualties, but his losses were much greater. Around 350 Royal troops were killed, wounded or missing, and some 300 captured

Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling but defeated at Falkirk