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Capture of Edinburgh

Scotland · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1745Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1745

Charles Edward Stewart17 September 1745

Edinburgh · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

Proclaimed as James VIII but Edinburgh Castle is held by General Joshua Guest. Occupies Edinburgh & Holyrood Palace

Names involved

Charles Edward Stewart

Provenance

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