Jacobite rising of 1708

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The Jacobite rising of 1708 was an unsuccessful French-backed attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne by landing an invasion force in Scotland.

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Jacobite rising of 1708 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jacobite rising
invasion attempt
military campaign
alsoKnownAs French invasion of Scotland 1708
endTime 1708
followedBy Jacobite rising of 1715
hasAllegiance Jacobitism
hasBelligerent France
Great Britain
Jacobite forces
surface form: Jacobites
hasCause Glorious Revolution
Jacobite opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union
deposition of James II and VII
hasCommander Claude de Forbin
John Byng
surface form: George Byng

James Francis Edward Stuart
hasConsequence continued exile of James Francis Edward Stuart
encouraged later Jacobite plots
shift of French support to other theatres in War of the Spanish Succession
hasContext War of the Spanish Succession
hasCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
hasLocation Firth of Forth
Scotland
off the coast of Fife
hasMainObjective restoration of James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne
hasMethod naval expedition
hasOpposingCommander Admiral Sir John Leake
John Byng
surface form: George Byng
hasOpposingSide Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
surface form: British government

Kingdom of Great Britain
hasOutcome no major land engagement in Scotland
hasParticipant French Navy
Jacobite exiles
Royal Navy
hasPlannedAction French-backed landing in Scotland
raising of Scottish Jacobite clans
hasReason to place James Francis Edward Stuart on the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland
hasRelatedEvent Acts of Union 1707
Glorious Revolution
surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688

Jacobite rising of 1715
Jacobite rising of 1745
hasResult French fleet forced to withdraw
Jacobite failure
James Francis Edward Stuart
surface form: James Francis Edward Stuart not landed in Scotland
hasStatus unsuccessful
hasSupporter Kingdom of France
partOf Jacobite risings
startTime 1708

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Jacobite risings hasPart Jacobite rising of 1708
Scottish Militia Bill 1708 relatedTo Jacobite rising of 1708