French invasion of Scotland 1708

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The French invasion of Scotland in 1708 was an abortive Jacobite expedition in which a French fleet attempted to land troops to restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne.

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instanceOf Jacobite rising event
failed invasion
military expedition
alsoKnownAs 1708 Jacobite invasion attempt
Planned French invasion of Scotland 1708
belligerent France
Great Britain
Jacobites
linked to: Jacobite forces
carriedPerson James Francis Edward Stuart
cause French support for the Jacobite claim to the British throne
War of the Spanish Succession strategic context
commandedBy Claude de Forbin
James Francis Edward Stuart
consequence continued exile of James Francis Edward Stuart
demonstrated Royal Navy superiority
reinforced British coastal defenses
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Great Britain
endDate 1708-03-25
fleetSize approximately 27 ships of the line and transports
followedBy Jacobite rising of 1715
hasContext Anglo-French rivalry
succession dispute in Britain
hasHistoricalPeriod early 18th century
hasMainObjective land French troops in Scotland
restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the British throne
location Firth of Forth
North Sea
Scotland
opposedBy Admiral George Byng
Royal Navy
opposedDynasty House of Hanover
partOf Jacobite risings
War of the Spanish Succession
plannedLandingSite Fife coast
near Burntisland
pointInTime 1708
precededBy Glorious Revolution
relatedTo French foreign policy under Louis XIV
Jacobitism in Scotland
result British victory
French withdrawal
failed to land troops
significantEvent French fleet chased by Royal Navy
French fleet sighted in the Firth of Forth
abandonment of landing attempt
startDate 1708-03-06
supportedClaimant James Francis Edward Stuart
supportedDynasty House of Stuart
troopStrength approximately 5,000–6,000 soldiers

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Jacobite rising of 1708 alsoKnownAs French invasion of Scotland 1708