Jacobite rising of 1715

The Jacobite Rising of 1715
Part of Jacobite risings

The Battle of Sheriffmuir, John Wootton
Date1715–1716
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Great Britain 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.