1746 in Great Britain - Events

Events

  • 8 January - Jacobite Rising: Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "The Young Pretender") occupies Stirling.
  • 17 January - Government forces suffer a defeat to Jacobite forces at the Battle of Falkirk.
  • 10 February - William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath forms the Short-lived Ministry following the resignation of Henry Pelham. It lasts a mere two days.
  • 16 April - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Rising. Culloden is the last pitched battle fought on British soil. George Frideric Handel composes the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus to commemorate the Duke of Cumberland's victory.
  • June - Samuel Johnson is contracted to write his A Dictionary of the English Language.
  • 6 May - William Pitt the Elder appointed Paymaster of the Forces and Henry Fox appointed Secretary at War.
  • 27 June - Charles Edward Stuart escapes to the Isle of Skye with the aid of Flora MacDonald.
  • 1 August - Wearing of the kilt is banned in Scotland by the Dress Act.
  • 18 August - Two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, the Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmeniro, are beheaded in the Tower (Lord Lovat executed 1747).
  • 20 September - Charles Edward Stuart escapes to France with the aid of Flora MacDonald.
  • 21 September - In India, Madras is captured by the French led by Joseph François Dupleix.

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