James Francis Edward Stuart, having been delayed…

March 1708 CE

James Francis Edward Stuart, having been delayed in France by an attack of measles, on March 13, 1708, attempts an invasion, trying to land at the Firth of Forth.

His French ships are driven back by the fleet of George Byng, who had earlier in this year been promoted to full admiral.

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Firth of Forth Fife United Kingdom View →

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain View → George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington View → James Francis Edward Stuart View →

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France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View →

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Spanish Succession, War of the View → Queen Anne's War View → Jacobite Invasion of 1708 View →

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Weapons View →

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