January 1746
Battle of Falkirk
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
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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
The rebels are led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart & Lord George Murray
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
Present at the Battle of Falkirk against Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Nottingham Forest want to sign Ferguson, but his wife is not keen on moving to England at that time so he went to Falkirk instead
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