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Scotland in 1743

Historical records for Scotland in 1743, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

October

10 October 1743Death of John CampbellJohn Campbell Argyll, 2nd

House / House of Campbell

Death of John Campbell

December

23 December 1743Declaration of King JamesJames Francis Edward Stewart

Warfare / Jacobite Rebellion

The "Declaration of King James" is signed by James Francis Edward Stuart to be published in the event of a successful French landing, James also signed a separate Declaration for Scotland, denouncing the "pretended union"

December 1743Prince RegentCharles Edward Stewart

House / House of Stuart

Charles's father named him Prince Regent, giving him authority to act in his name

Other Events

1743Brigadier GeneralJohn Campbell Argyll, 4th

Warfare / Military

Appointed Brigadier

Names involved

Charles Edward StewartJames Francis Edward StewartJohn Campbell Argyll, 2ndJohn Campbell Argyll, 4th

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.