22 December 1715
Invasion of Scotland
Lands near Peterhead to rally Jacobite support after defeat at Sheriffmuir
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Peterhead in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lands near Peterhead to rally Jacobite support after defeat at Sheriffmuir
The French commissioned four privateers to give the Jacobites pounds 5,000 in gold, 2,500 muskets, six light field pieces, and twelve French artillerymen under the supervision of James Grant, a Franco-Scottish lieutenant-colonel, these arrive at Montrose and Peterhead between 9 and 19 October"
The French commissioned four privateers to give the Jacobites pounds 5,000 in gold, 2,500 muskets, six light field pieces, and twelve French artillerymen under the supervision of James Grant, a Franco-Scottish lieutenant-colonel, these arrive at Montrose and Peterhead between 9 and 19 October"
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