Jacobite Rebellion

British  

noun

1. history the unsuccessful Jacobite rising of 1715 led by James Francis Edward Stuart

2. the last Jacobite rising (1745-46) led by Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, which after initial successes was crushed at Culloden

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Example Sentences

“We have found evidence of the 1645 and 1745 sieges of Carlisle during the English Civil War and Jacobite Rebellion,” Mr. Giecco said.

From New York Times

Her family were ardent supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie and had their estate confiscated for 17 years after the failure of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion.

From BBC

Glenelg has several claims to fame - it's twinned with its namesake on Mars; has a palindromic name; and was a strategic outpost for the British government after the 1715 Jacobite rebellion.

From BBC

Textbooks that paint disunity among Indian powers as a historical failure inviting British intercession do not see Jacobite rebellion in England itself in that light.

From Slate

They were sent as part of his doomed attempt to defeat government forces as part of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion.

From BBC