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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| French invasion of Scotland 1708 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: French invasion of Scotland 1708 Context triple: [Jacobite rising of 1708, alsoKnownAs, French invasion of Scotland 1708]
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French Flanders campaign of 1745
The French Flanders campaign of 1745 was a major French offensive during the War of the Austrian Succession aimed at securing control of the Austrian Netherlands through a series of sieges and field battles.
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French invasion of Fishguard
The French invasion of Fishguard was a brief and unsuccessful 1797 French military landing in Wales, remembered as the last time a foreign force attempted to invade mainland Britain.
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Midlothian campaign
The Midlothian campaign was William Ewart Gladstone’s influential series of speeches in the late 1870s that revolutionized British electoral politics by taking national issues directly to the public.
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D.
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the decisive 1746 clash in the Jacobite Rising where government forces crushed Charles Edward Stuart’s army, effectively ending Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy in Britain.
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E.
French campaign of 1752
The French campaign of 1752 was a military expedition by French colonial forces during the Chickasaw Wars aimed at subduing the Chickasaw people and consolidating French influence in the lower Mississippi Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: French invasion of Scotland 1708 Target entity description: 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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A.
French Flanders campaign of 1745
The French Flanders campaign of 1745 was a major French offensive during the War of the Austrian Succession aimed at securing control of the Austrian Netherlands through a series of sieges and field battles.
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B.
French invasion of Fishguard
The French invasion of Fishguard was a brief and unsuccessful 1797 French military landing in Wales, remembered as the last time a foreign force attempted to invade mainland Britain.
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C.
Midlothian campaign
The Midlothian campaign was William Ewart Gladstone’s influential series of speeches in the late 1870s that revolutionized British electoral politics by taking national issues directly to the public.
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D.
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the decisive 1746 clash in the Jacobite Rising where government forces crushed Charles Edward Stuart’s army, effectively ending Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy in Britain.
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E.
French campaign of 1752
The French campaign of 1752 was a military expedition by French colonial forces during the Chickasaw Wars aimed at subduing the Chickasaw people and consolidating French influence in the lower Mississippi Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobite rising event
ⓘ
failed invasion ⓘ military expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1708 Jacobite invasion attempt
ⓘ
Planned French invasion of Scotland 1708 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedPerson | James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
French support for the Jacobite claim to the British throne
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession strategic context ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Claude de Forbin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
continued exile of James Francis Edward Stuart
ⓘ
demonstrated Royal Navy superiority ⓘ reinforced British coastal defenses ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1708-03-25 ⓘ |
| fleetSize | approximately 27 ships of the line and transports ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jacobite rising of 1715 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Admiral George Byng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedDynasty | House of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacobite risings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedLandingSite |
Fife coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Burntisland ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1708 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedDynasty | House of Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| troopStrength | approximately 5,000–6,000 soldiers ⓘ |
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Subject: French invasion of Scotland 1708 Description of subject: 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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