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Bonnie Prince Charlie

Dan Snow's History Hit

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Hehad the Clifton Moore Skirmish

The last battle on english soil. It's often said we sedge more in 16 eighties, but i think clifton moore seems to tickle the boxes. So they head bot. What happens now? There's a curious period of jostling in scotland before final showdown. Initially, charles wants to control central scotland. And then two weeks later, his forces, the largest jacobite force to take the field in the forty five, face the british army under henry hawley, and win again. That appears to be a critical moment where, despite the fact they are not successful in their siege of starling castle,. Despite

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