The History of Scotland, from the Earliest Period to the Accession of Queen Victoria. to Which Is Added, an Outline of the British Constitution. with Questions
The History of Scotland, from the Earliest Period to the Accession of Queen Victoria. to Which Is Added, an Outline of the British Constitution. with Questions
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ... Kenmure accepted the commission of lieutenant-general under Mar; and, assisted by the Earls ofNithsdale and Carnwath, raised a considerable army. In Northumberland too, Forster, a member of parliament, and Radcliff, earl of Derwentwater, mustered forces to dethrone King George. 2. Mar, without loss of time, descended ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ... Kenmure accepted the commission of lieutenant-general under Mar; and, assisted by the Earls ofNithsdale and Carnwath, raised a considerable army. In Northumberland too, Forster, a member of parliament, and Radcliff, earl of Derwentwater, mustered forces to dethrone King George. 2. Mar, without loss of time, descended from the Highlands, and took possession of Perth, where the clans joined him from all quarters, so that he soon found himself at the head of twelve thousand men. He now resolved to make a diversion in Lothian; for which purpose he placed two thousand five hundred of his bravest troops under General Macintosh: and whilst he himself, by marching and countermarching along the coast, deceived the commanders of the king's ships, the detachment sailed from Crail in the night, and landed in Haddingtonshire. In order to draw the attention of the royalists from that quarter, the earl threatened Stirling, which drew the royal forces thither; upon which Macintosh, having rested his men one night, proceeded towards Edinburgh without opposition. In the mean time, the parliament enacted that the lands of rebel vassals should be forfeited to their superior lords, if they were loyal; and, on the other hand, if the vassals remained loyal, when their superior lords were guilty of rebellion, the former should be raised to the rank of independent freeholders. Under a suspension of the habeas corpus act, the principal Jacobites were thrown into confinement. The Duke of Argyll hastened from London, and received reinforcements of militia from Glasgow, Greenock, Kilmarnock, and Nithsdale, to his army quartered at Stirling. On finding that town safe, he marched to the defence of the capital; to attack which, Macintosh with great celerity had advanced within a mile of ...
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