1715 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1715 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George I
- Secretary of State for Scotland: The Duke of Montrose, until August; then The Duke of Roxburghe
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange
Events
- 28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party (tichel), John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returned from exile in France, summons leading Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at Braemar.[1]
- 6 September – first of the major Jacobite risings in Scotland against the rule of King George I of Great Britain:[2] The Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Edward Stuart at Braemar and marches on Edinburgh.
- 13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. According to legend, Ormacleit Castle on South Uist burns down on the death in this battle of its owner Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald.[3]
- 14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.[2]
- 15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears.[1]
- 22 December – James Edward Stuart joins Jacobite rebels at Peterhead[2] but fails to rouse his army.
- Horse post introduced between Edinburgh and Glasgow.[4]
Births
- 4 February – John Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire (died 1796)
- Thomas Braidwood, pioneer in deaf education (died 1806 in London)
Deaths
- 28 December – William Carstares, Church of Scotland clergyman (born 1649)
The arts
- Colen Campbell begins publication of his pattern book Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect.
- Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817) climaxes around the time of the Jacobite rising of 1715.
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See also
References
- "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- "South Uist, Ormiclate, Ormaclett Castle". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Ross, David (2002). Chronology of Scottish History. New Lanark: Geddes & Grosset. ISBN 1-85534-380-0.
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