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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite Army Passes Through Yorkshire (1745 AD)

1745
West Riding, England
Also known as: Prince Charles Edward in Yorkshire · Jacobite march through Yorkshire
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
West Riding, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Hanoverians (Yorkshire did not oppose march)
Forces
Hanoverian resistance: negligible
VS
Victor
Jacobites (no resistance in Yorkshire)
Forces
Jacobite army: c.5,000–6,000
Outcome
Jacobite army passed through Yorkshire without significant opposition; turned back at Derby
The Battle

History & Significance

The Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart ('Bonnie Prince Charlie') marched through the north of England in late 1745 on its way south to Derby. Yorkshire was not a scene of significant fighting — the army moved through quickly and the local militia did not oppose them. The march demonstrated the weakness of Hanoverian support in the north. The army retreated through Yorkshire on its return north, still without significant engagement.

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