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Siege of Derby

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 Stewart12 1745

Derby · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

The Prince's army advanced as far as Derby by December 1745 unimpeded. However, in Derby, the Council of Chiefs resolved at Exeter House to proceed no further, since they had been deliberately misled into believing that a major Hanoverian army stood between them and London

Charles Edward Stewart1745

Derby · Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

The Jacobite Army reaches as far south as Derby

Names involved

Charles Edward Stewart

Provenance

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