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Scotland in 1719

Historical records for Scotland in 1719, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
4Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

March

27 March 1719Invasion of Great BritainJames Butler Ormond, 2nd

Warfare / Military

Sails from Cadiz with 29 ships & 5,000 men

May

9 May 1719Invasion of Great BritainJames Butler Ormond, 2nd

Warfare / Military

Advises invaders in Scotland to proceed saying they will be supported by Spain

June

4 June 1719Invasion of Great BritainMacKenzie Seaforth, 5th

Warfare / Military

Joins forces with the Jacobite invaders

10 June 1719Battle of GlenshielMurray

Glenshiel · Warfare / Military

Commands some of the defeated Jacobite forces

Other Events

1719PeerageJohn Campbell Argyll, 2nd

Greenwich · House / House of Campbell

Created the Duke of Greenwich

Names involved

James Butler Ormond, 2ndJohn Campbell Argyll, 2ndMacKenzie Seaforth, 5thMurray

Places involved

GlenshielGreenwich

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.