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On this day in Scottish History
Notable – and not so notable – events that happened on this day in Scottish History
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 derelict Eilean...
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 Red' Comyn,...
Orkney and Shetland are formally annexed to Scotland
On 20th February 1472, Orkney and Shetland officially became part of Scotland. The islands were offered up as security for the dowry of Princess...
The Execution of James Renwick
On 17th February 1688, Presbyterian minister James Renwick was hanged in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket. He would be the last Covenanter to be publicly executed. James Renwick...
The Rout of Moy
On 16th February 1746, a Government force of around 1,500, many of them from the 64th Highlanders and the Independent Highland Companies, under the...
The Massacre of Glencoe
In the early hours of the 13th February 1692, Scottish Government soldiers under the command of Robert Campbell of Glenlyon carry out the Massacre...
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The Battle of Marston Moor and the role of the Scots
In a field west of York near Long Marston the combined forces of the Scottish Army of the Solemn League and Covenant, reinforced by...
Rebellious Scots to Crush
When Charles Edward Stuart launched the last, and perhaps most famous, of the Jacobite Risings in the late summer of 1745, the British Army...
The Battle of Haddon Rig
The battle of Haddon Rig, fought on 24 August 1542, came as a consequence of European politics. Recently faced with the threat of war...
The Siege of Newcastle 1644
Crossing the Tweed in January 1644, the Army of the Solemn League and Covenant, led by Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven advanced rapidly into...
The Protectorate Citadel of Ayr
In 1652 following military defeat and the declaration of a Commonwealth between England and Scotland, English occupation forces began the construction of fortified posts...