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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite landing at Peterhead 1715

1715
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Also known as: James VIII lands at Peterhead December 1715
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government naval patrol
Forces
Government naval patrol c.50–100.
VS
Victor
Jacobites (escape from government interception)
Forces
Jacobite landing party c.100–200
Outcome
James Francis Edward Stuart lands at Peterhead; government ships fail to intercept
The Battle

History & Significance

The Old Pretender landed at Peterhead on 22 December 1715 — too late to affect the outcome — but government ships failed to intercept his crossing from France, giving him a brief presence in Scotland.

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