Jacobite rising of 1715

The Jacobite Rising of 1715
Part of Jacobite risings
The Battle of Sheriffmuir, John Wootton
Date 1715–1716 Location Scotland and Northern England Result Government victory
Belligerents
British Government	British Jacobites
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Argyll Charles Wills George Carpenter	Earl of Mar Earl of Strathmore Thomas Forster

The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna Sheumais [ˈpliən̪ˠə ˈheːmɪʃ]; or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts.

At Braemar, Aberdeenshire, local landowner the Earl of Mar raised the Jacobite standard on 27 August. Aiming to capture Stirling Castle, he was checked by the much-outnumbered Hanoverians, commanded by the Duke of Argyll, at Sheriffmuir on 13 November. There was no clear result, but the Earl appeared to believe, mistakenly, that he had won the battle, and left the field. After the Jacobite surrender at Preston (14 November), the rebellion was over.