King George II became the last British king to lead his soldiers into combat, against the French at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria in 1743. He frequently visited his troops who, by his death in 1751, had won victories in Canada and India and put down the Jacobite Rebellion
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A Jacobite was a supporter of the exiled royal house of the Stuart. The Jacobites took their name from Jacobus, the Latin name for James II, who had been deprived of his throne in 1688.
In 1743 war broke out between England and France. As France was a Catholic nation, it had always supported the Stuarts' claim to the English throne. King Louis XV realised that it would be in his interests if the Stuarts made another attempt to regain the throne.
Louis XV informed James Edward Stuart in 1745 that if he invaded England he would supply him with arms and ammunition. James was now fifty-seven years old and was not keen on becoming involved in another military campaign. However, his son Charles Stuart was more enthusiastic, and on 5 July he left France with 700 men.
Once in Scotland, Charles Stuart, who had been nicknamed Bonnie Prince Charlie, began building up his army. He was especially successful at persuading Catholics living in the Scottish Highlands to join him. In September, Charles was ready to take action. His first move was to capture Holyrood, the ancient palace of Scottish kings. The English army arrived soon afterwards but Charles' army had an easy victory at the battle of Prestonpans. Charles' 5,000 man army now marched into England and by December he reached Derby.
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