Historical place archive

Nantes in History

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

2 records2 event labels1 people1745–1745

Historical events in Nantes

1745

4 July 1745
Invasion of Great Britain
Charles Edward Stewart · Jacobite Rebellion

The Doutelle sails from Nantes on 22 June 1745, meeting the Elisabeth at Brittany on 4 July and then sailing together for Scotland

13 July 1745
Invasion of England
Charles Edward Stewart · Jacobite Rebellion

"The Young Pretender", sets sail from Nantes to begin a Jacobite rebellion

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Nantes. 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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