1715 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1715 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George I
- Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Montrose, until August; then The Duke of Roxburghe
Law officers
Judiciary
Events
- 28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party (tichel), John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returned from exile in France, summons leading Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at Braemar.[1]
- 6 September – first of the major Jacobite risings in Scotland against the rule of King George I of Great Britain:[2] The Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Edward Stuart at Braemar and marches on Edinburgh.
- 13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance.
- 14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.[2]
- 15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears.[1]
- 22 December – James Edward Stuart joins Jacobite rebels at Peterhead[2] but fails to rouse his army.
- Horse post introduced between Edinburgh and Glasgow.[3]
Births
- 4 February – John Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire (died 1796)
- Thomas Braidwood, pioneer in deaf education (died 1806 in London)
Deaths
- 28 December – William Carstares, Church of Scotland clergyman (born 1649)
The arts
- Colen Campbell begins publication of his pattern book Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect.
- Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817) climaxes around the time of the Jacobite rising of 1715.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 3 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ↑ Ross, David (2002). Chronology of Scottish History. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. ISBN 1-85534-380-0.
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