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Jacobite Risings

Jacobite army crosses River Tweed into England 1745

1745
Roxburghshire, England
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
march
Location
Roxburghshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government (border area undefended)
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Forces involved

Jacobite army of roughly 6,000-7,000 in total (reported as about 4,000 under Charles Edward Stuart via Kelso and about 3,000 under Lord Perth via Peebles, per Lord Justice Clerk Fletcher's report of 5 November 1745); no government force was present to oppose the crossing.

Outcome
The Jacobite army under Lord George Murray, having rendezvoused at Kelso and Peebles, marched via the Tweed and Teviot valleys and entered England unopposed on 8 November 1745, going on to besiege and take Carlisle by 15 November.
The Battle

History & Significance

Jacobite army crosses River Tweed into England 1745 was a Jacobite march, fought in the area of Roxburghshire, England in 1745. Jacobites prevailed over Government (border area undefended). The Jacobite army under Lord George Murray, having rendezvoused at Kelso and Peebles, marched via the Tweed and Teviot valleys and entered England unopposed on 8 November 1745, going on to besiege and take Carlisle by 15 November.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Jacobite army crosses River Tweed into England 1745 lies on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake
Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 mi

Defended settlement, 507m north west of Pawston Lake is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Northumberland. The site comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a substantial bank and ditch arrangement, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in northern Britain. Dating to the Ir…

Wark Castle motte and bailey castle and artillery fort
Wark Castle motte and bailey castle and artillery fort
Scheduled monument · ~3.2 mi

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Ring Chesters defended settlement
Ring Chesters defended settlement
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 mi

Ring Chesters defended settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Northumberland, England. The site consists of a univallate hillfort with a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in northern Britain. The monument dates to the Iron Age pe…

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Hut circle, cultivation terraces and farmstead of later prehistoric date, and medieval settlement and field system 800m and 740m south of Elsdonburn Shank
Hut circle, cultivation terraces and farmstead of later prehistoric date, and medieval settlement and field system 800m and 740m south of Elsdonburn Shank
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 mi

This monument, located in Northumberland approximately 800 metres and 740 metres south of Elsdonburn Shank, comprises evidence of two distinct periods of settlement and land use. The site includes hut circles and cultivation terraces dating to the later prehistoric period, indicating sustained oc…

Castle Hill camp
Castle Hill camp
Scheduled monument · ~4.6 mi

Castle Hill camp is a univallate hillfort situated in Northumberland, England. The site comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular area of elevated ground, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in northern Britain. Though limited excavation has been undertaken a…

Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
Romano British settlement, 655m north east of Lanton Hill Monument
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