January 1746
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
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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
Goes to the relief of General Blakeney but defeated at Falkirk
Captures Edindurgh then tries to releive the siege of Stirling but defeated at Falkirk
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