The
Jacobite rising of 1745 was the attempt by
Charles Edward Stuart to regain the
British throne for the exiled
House of Stuart. The rising occurred during the
War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army was on the European continent. Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "the Young Pretender", sailed to Scotland and raised the Jacobite standard at
Glenfinnan in the
Scottish Highlands, where he was supported by a gathering of Highland
clansmen. The march south began with an initial victory at
Prestonpans near
Edinburgh. The Jacobite army, now in bold spirits, marched onwards to
Carlisle, over the border in England. When it reached
Derby, some British divisions were recalled from the Continent and the Jacobite army retreated north to
Inverness where the last battle on Scottish soil took place on a nearby moor at
Culloden. The
Battle of Culloden ended with the final defeat of the Jacobite cause, and with Charles Edward Stuart fleeing with a price on his head, before finally sailing to France.