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| Arrest Forster, Thomas |  |
| Nov Newgate Arrested but escapes from Newgate prison |
| Battle of Preston Forster, Thomas | |
| 12th Nov Preston First day of the Royalist attack on the Jacobites at Preston |
| 14th Nov Preston The Royalists march into Preston & dissarm Forster's men, 1,500 prisoners are taken |
| Battle of Sheriffmuir George I | |
| 13th Nov Sheriffmuir Defeats the Jacobites in battle |
| Battle of Sheriffmuir Campbell, John |  |
| 13th Nov Sheriffmuir Defeats the Jacobites led by the Earl of Mar |
| Battle of Sheriffmuir Erskine, John | |
| 13th Nov Sheriffmuir Fights an inconclusive battle with the Royalists led by the Duke of Argyll |
| Bishop of Bangor Hoadly, Benjamin | |
| Bangor Appointed Bishop of Bangor |
| Capture of Ionian Islands Ahmed III |  |
| Ionian Islands Ahmed III captures the Ionian Islands from Venice |
| Capture of Peloponnesus Ahmed III | |
| Peloponnesus Ahmed III captures Peloponnesus from Venice |
| Capture of Perth Campbell, John | |
| Nov Perth Captures Perth from the Jacobites after the battle of Sherrifmuir |
| Capture of Perth Hay, John | |
| Sep Perth Captures Perth for the Jacobites |
| Capture of Tay Erskine, John | |
| Sep River Tay Leads a Jacobite force which captures the north of Scotland & the Tay |
| Chancellor Walpole, Robert | |
| 12th Oct Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Composition George I | |
| 22nd Aug London Handel composes "The Water Music" for a royal water-party for George I |
| Composition Handel, George Frederick | |
| 22nd Aug London Handel composes "The Water Music" for a royal water-party for George I |
| Constitution Philippe II of Orleans |  |
| 15th Sep The right of remonstrance is restored to the parlement of Paris |
| Death Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 1st Sep Paris Dies age 76 at St Germain-en-Laye after reigning for 72 years |
| Departure Dunkirk James Francis Edward | |
| 16th Dec Dunkirk Departs from Dunkirk to lead the Jacobites in Scotland |
| Departure Perth Erskine, John | |
| 10th Nov Perth Departs from Perth to join forces with the Jacobites in Lancashire |
| Diplomacy Philippe II of Orleans | |
| Paris Refuses to conclude a treaty with Britain, Britain assumes he has Jacobite sympathies |
| Dec Paris France & Spain agree a commercial treaty |
| Election Campbell, John | |
| Elgin Burghs Elected Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs |
| Exile of Erskine Erskine, John | |
| Fetteresso# Mar meets James Edward, the cause however was lost, & the Prince & Earl depart to France |
| Exile of Forster Forster, Thomas | |
| Nov London Goes into exile in France after his defeat at Preston |
| Invasion of Scotland James Francis Edward | |
| 22nd Dec Peterhead Lands near Peterhead to rally Jacobite support after defeat at Sheriffmuir |
| Peterhof Palace Peter I the Great |  |
| St Petersburg Peter I begins construction of the vast Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, to rival Versailles |
| Publication Pope, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "The Temple of Fame" |
| Raising Restoration Standard Erskine, John | |
| 6th Sep Braemar Raises the "Restoration Standard" at Braemar |
| Rebellion Philippe II of Orleans | |
| The rebellion fails & Orleans gives no further support to the Stuart restoration |
| Rebellion George I | |
| Sep The "15" rebellion, an attempt to put James Edward Stuart on the throne |
| Rebellion Granville | |
| Bath Landsdowne suppreses the centre of the Jacobite rebellion in Bath |
| Plymouth A Jacobite landing is expected in Plymouth but Landsdowne suppreses the rebellion |
| Rebellion Wyndham, William | |
| Bath Assists Lansdown in arresting Jacobite leaders in Plymouth & Bath |
| Plymouth Assists Lansdown in arresting Jacobite leaders in Plymouth & Bath |
| Rebellion Erskine, John | |
| 27th Aug Gathers together a Jacobite Army, Mar's "hunting party" |
| 6th Sep Braemer Proclaims "James VIII" King of Scotland, England, France & Ireland |
| 13th Nov Deprived of his office, goes in disguise to Scotland & places himself at the head of the followers of James Edward, the Old Pretender |
| Rebellion Forster, Thomas | |
| Leads the English northern rebels |
| Rebellion James Francis Edward | |
| Lancashire The Rebellion of "the 15", Jacobite armies reach as far south as Lancasire |
| Siege of Braemar George I | |
| Sep Braemar 1st Jacobite rebellion breaks out in Braemar |
| Siege of Edinburgh Erskine, John | |
| Sep Edinburgh Attempts a failed siege of Edinburgh Castle |
| Siege of Newcastle Forster, Thomas | |
| Newcastle Leads a failed siege on Newcastle |
| Siege of Preston Forster, Thomas | |
| Nov Preston Forced to surrender |
| 9th Nov Preston Leads a Jacobite force into Preston without any resistance |
| Siege of Stirling Campbell, John | |
| Stirling Holds onto Stirling to prevent the Earl of Mar's forces moving south |
| Speaker House of Commons Compton | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 26th Aug Paris The contents of Louis XIV's will are revealed to Orleans |
| Succession Louis XV | |
| 1st Sep Paris Comes to the throne age 5 under the regency of the Duke of Orleans |
| 1st Sep Paris Succeeds as King of France, the grandson of Louis XIV |
| Succession Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 2nd Sep Paris Succeeds as Regent of France |
| Succession Alexis Petrovitch | |
| Denied permission to renounce succession & enter a monastery |
| Treaty of Barrier Charles VI |  |
| Signs the Barrier Treaty with the Dutch Republic & Britain |
