the Fifteen
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The Fifteen was a major early 18th-century Jacobite rebellion in Britain that sought to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobite rising
ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jacobite rising of 1715
ⓘ
Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
surface form:
the 1715 rising
Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
surface form:
the First Jacobite Rebellion
|
| hasBelligerent |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British government forces
Jacobite risings ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobites
supporters of James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ supporters of King George I ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempt to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty
ⓘ
opposition to the Hanoverian succession ⓘ support for James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
execution and attainder of leading Jacobites
ⓘ
forfeiture of Jacobite estates ⓘ increased government control in the Scottish Highlands ⓘ strengthening of the Hanoverian regime ⓘ |
| hasDateOfEvent |
1715-09-06
ⓘ
1715-11-12 ⓘ 1715-11-13 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1716-02-10 ⓘ |
| hasEndYear | 1716 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Battle of Preston (1715)
ⓘ
Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ landing of James Francis Edward Stuart in Scotland ⓘ raising of the Jacobite standard at Braemar ⓘ retreat of Jacobite forces from Perth ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
James Francis Edward Stuart
ⓘ
James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater ⓘ John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ Thomas Forster ⓘ William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Inverness-shire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Northern England ⓘ
surface form:
northern England
|
| hasObjective | restoration of James Francis Edward Stuart to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCommander |
British Army officers loyal to the Hanoverian government
ⓘ
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ⓘ George I of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
King George I of Great Britain
|
| hasOutcome |
Hanoverian government victory
ⓘ
failure of the Jacobite attempt to restore the Stuarts ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English Catholic gentry
ⓘ
Scottish Highland clans ⓘ Jacobite risings ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Lowland Jacobites
Tory sympathisers ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfEvent |
Braemar
ⓘ
Preston ⓘ
surface form:
Preston, Lancashire
Sheriffmuir ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
accession of the Hanoverian dynasty in 1714
ⓘ
reign of King George I ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheater |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| hasRelatedDynasty |
House of Hanover
ⓘ
House of Stuart ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | tensions between Protestant establishment and Catholic Stuart supporters ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1715-08-06 ⓘ |
| hasStartYear | 1715 ⓘ |
| partOf | Jacobite risings ⓘ |
| precedes |
Jacobite rising of 1745
ⓘ
The Forty-Five Guardsmen ⓘ
surface form:
the Forty-Five
|
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