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Dunkirk in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Dunkirk in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1715–1744

Historical events in Dunkirk

1715

16 December 1715
Departure
James Francis Edward Stewart · Jacobite Rebellion

Departs from Dunkirk to lead the Jacobites in Scotland

1744

1744
Invasion of Great Britain
Charles Edward Stewart · Jacobite Rebellion

Marshal de Saxe prepares a fleet of 12,000 troops to support the Jacobites. A storm ends the invasion plans of de Saxe

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Dunkirk. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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