The succession of Elector of Hanover on August 1, 1714 led to the spark of Jacobite uprisings. The support of James Stuart after his exile was out of the preceding followers during the House of Stuart dynasty. James Stuart was exiled as King of England, Ireland, and Scotland due to his catholic beliefs. Although, James fled to France after his heir was born, the House of Stuart remained in rule following his descendants. The exile of James Stuart due to his religious beliefs, was slowly causing tensions among his supporters and the British government over the years. The Jacobite uprisings started to take surface after Queen Anne died, ending the blood line of House of Stuart, resulting in the succession of George of Hanover.[1]
February 4 – the Old Pretender James Stuart flees to France after the failure of the Rebellion against the House of Hanover.
November 1 – the British Parliament passed the Disarming Act in an effort to prevent future rebellions by Scottish Clans.
1719
June 10 – Battle of Glen Shiel, in which the Jacobites rebel with Spanish support in an effort to gain the throne for James Stuart, results in defeat for the Old Pretender again.
The Battle of Glen Shiel, June 10th 1714The Battle of Glen Shiel, took place among the highlands of Glen Shiel, in Kintail, Scotland on June 10, 1719, in which Jacobite rebels under the command of Major General Wightman, and the support of the Spanish, fought for James Stuart to claim the throne. The circumstances which lead up to the Battle of Glen Shiel along with Spanish support, was the opposition to the English Hanover Dynasty. In an attempt to create a diversion and strip the resources of the British government, the Spanish made an offer to the Jacobites, who were scarce of ideas and resources to restore James Stuart at the time. However, the Battle of Glen Shiel ultimately, was a defeat for the Jacobite rebels due to scarce resources, such as "the whole ammunition spent". The defeat of the Jacobites in the Battle of Glen Shiel incited the suppression of Stuartist attempts to gain the throne.[2]
References
^Creed, Walter (December 2016). "Rhetoric of heroic loyalty: Portrayals of Scottish Jacobites as rebels, reprobates and romantics". Rhetoric of heroic loyalty: Portrayals of scottish jacobites as rebels, reprobates and romantics: 4–5 – via ProQuest.
^Terry, C. Sanford (July 1905). "The Battle of Glenshiel". The Scottish Historical Review. 2: 412–423 – via JSTOR.
1.Terry, C. (1905). The Battle of Glenshiel. The Scottish Historical Review,2(8), 412–423.
2. Creel, W. B. (2016). Rhetoric of heroic loyalty: Portrayals of scottish jacobites as rebels, reprobates and romantics (Order No. 10587978). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. (1884807852).
