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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite Manchester Regiment Raised 1745

1745
Lancashire, England
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Lancashire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government authority
Forces
Government authority limited/absent
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces
Jacobites c.300–400
Outcome
Manchester Regiment formed with several hundred volunteers; only English unit raised for Charles
The Battle

History & Significance

The Manchester Regiment was the only unit raised in England for the 1745 rising; its members were later tried for treason, several being executed.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Jacobite Manchester Regiment Raised 1745

The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral
Scheduled monument · ~0.3 miles
Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
Scheduled monument · ~0.6 miles
Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Clayton Hall moated site
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Peel Moat
Scheduled monument · ~4.2 miles
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