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Capture of Edinburgh

Name: Capture of Edinburgh – Great Britain factsheet records
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Great Britain · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1746Date range

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Chronological records

1746

Henry HawleyJanuary 1746

Edinburgh · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

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

Names involved

Henry Hawley

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