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| 1720 | Birth |  |
| 31st Dec Birth of the " young pretender", son of James Edward "the old pretender" |
| 1744 | Commander | |
| Appointed head of the Jacobite faction in France |
| 1744 | Exile of Charles Edward | |
| 29th June Isle of Skye Escapes to the Isle of Skye disguised as Betty Burke, a maid |
| 1744 | Invasion of England | |
| Dunkirk A storm ends the invasion plans of de Saxe |
| Dunkirk Marshal de Saxe prepares a fleet of 12,000 troops to support the Jacobites |
| 5th July Minden Boards the du Teillay at Minden on the mouth of the Loire |
| 10th July Channel Intercepted by the Lion & forced to return to France with arms & ammunition |
| 10th July English Channel Intercepted by the Lion & forced to return to France with arms & ammunition |
| 1745 | Battle of Penrith | |
| 18th Dec Penrith A Jacobite rearguard victory over an English detatchment |
| 1745 | Battle of Prestonpans | |
| 20th Sep Prestonpans Charles & Murray decisively defeat a British Army of 3,000 under General Sir John Cope |
| 20th Sep Prestonpans Victory gives Charles Edward complete control of Scotland |
| 21st Sep Prestonpans Defeats General Cope's dragoons |
| 1745 | Capture of Carlisle | |
| 15th Nov Carlisle Carlisle surrenders without a shot being fired |
| 1745 | Capture of Derby | |
| 4th Dec Derby Derby surrenders to the Jacobites |
| 1745 | Capture of Edinburgh | |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Occupies Edinburgh & Holyrood Palace |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Proclaimed as James VIII but Edinburgh Castle is held by General Joshua Guest |
| 1745 | Capture of Lancaster | |
| Lancaster Lancaster surrenders to the Jacobites |
| 1745 | Capture of Manchester | |
| 29th Nov Manchester Manchester surrenders to the Jacobites |
| 1745 | Capture of Perth | |
| 4th Sep Perth Captures Perth |
| 1745 | Invasion of England | |
| 13th July Nantes "The Young Pretender", sets sail from Nantes to begin a Jacobite rebellion |
| 3rd Nov Against the advice of Lord Murray, Charles begins the march into England |
| 4th Dec Deby Arrives at Derby but finds no English support |
| 4th Dec Derby Only 200 Englisman have joined the Jacobites since their march into England |
| 6th Dec Surrounded by an English force of 30,000 Charles Edward retreats back into Scotland |
| 1745 | Mobilization | |
| 26th Dec Glasgow The Camerons & the Prince arrive in Glasgow |
| 1745 | Rebellion | |
| 19th Aug Glenfinnan 1,200 Jacobite forces gather & for the 2nd time the "old pretender" is proclaimed King |
| 19th Aug Glenfinnan The Jacobite Royal standard is raised at Glenfinnan |
| 1745 | Siege of Derby | |
| Derby The Jacobire Army reaches as far south as Derby |
| 1745 | Succession | |
| 17th Sep Edinburgh Proclaims himself James VIII |
| 1746 | Battle of Culloden Moor | |
| 16th April Culloden Moor Ends the Stuart efforts to regain the British throne, the last land battle in Britain |
| 16th April Culloden Moor In 40 minutes 20% of the 5,000 Highland army is killed, Cumberland loses 50 from 9,000 |
| 1746 | Battle of Falkirk | |
| 17th Jan Falkirk Charles Edward & his Highlanders defeat British dragoons capturing 7 guns & 700 men |
| 17th Jan Falkirk The rebels are led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart & Lord George Murray |
| 1746 | Exile of Charles Edward | |
| 20th Sep Culloden Moor After the defeat at Culloden Moor escapes into exile in France |
| 1746 | Mobilization | |
| 6th Jan Stirling The Jacobite army is reinforced by the arrival of Lady MacKintosh and 400 clansmen |
| 6th Jan Stirling The Prince's army arrives in the Stirling area |
| 16th Jan Plean Muir Draws up the Jacobite army in battle order sth of Bannockburn |
| 1746 | Siege of Stirling Castle | |
| Jan Stirling Lays siege to Stirling Castle |
| 1748 | Treaty of Aix la Chapelle | |
| Aix la Chapelle Prince Charles Edward Is expelled from France by the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle |
