Battle of Culloden
On the 16th April 1746, Charles Edward Stuart's Jacobite army was decisively defeated by the Duke of Cumberland's Government army at the...
Jacobite expeditionary force lands in Kintail
On the 13th April 1719, two Spanish frigates carrying a Jacobite expeditionary force anchored in Loch Alsh. The troops disembarked near the...
The loss of HMS Dasher
On the 27th March 1943, Royal Navy Avenger-class escort carrier, HMS Dasher (D37), suffered a major internal explosion and sank midway between...
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots
On 25th March 1306 (New Years Day), Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots at Scone near Perth.
"At the beginning of AD 1306,...
King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regiment is raised
On 18th March 1689, the King's Own Scottish Borderers were raised in Edinburgh by David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven. The regiment...
The death of Saint Kessog
On 10th March 520, Saint Kessog (born c.460 Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland), an Irish missionary and the original patron saint of Scotland, is...
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is founded
On 7th March 1744, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is founded in Leith. They petitioned the Edinburgh Council to provide a...
The signing of the National Covenant
On 28th February 1638, the National Covenant is signed in Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh.
It rejected the attempt by King Charles...
Battle of Ancrum Moor
On the 27th February 1545 at the Battle of Ancrum Moor, just north of Jedburgh, a Scottish army under the command of...
Battle of Roslin
On the 24th February 1303, at the Battle of Roslin, south of Edinburgh, a Scottish force under the command of John 'the...