28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party (tichel),
John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returns from exile in France, summons leading
Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at
Braemar.[1]
13 November –
Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the
Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. According to legend,
Ormacleit Castle on
South Uist burns down on the death in this battle of its owner Allan Macdonald, chief of
Clanranald.[3]
14 November –
Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.[2]
15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears.[1]