Planned French invasion of Britain (1708)
The Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1708, also known as the 'Entreprise d’Écosse,' took place during the War of the Spanish Succession. The French planned to land 5,000–6,000 soldiers in northeast Scotland to support a rising by local Jacobites that would restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the throne of Great Britain.
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Planned French invasion of Britain (1708)
The Planned French Invasion of Britain, 1708, also known as the 'Entreprise d’Écosse,' took place during the War of the Spanish Succession. The French planned to land 5,000–6,000 soldiers in northeast Scotland to support a rising by local Jacobites that would restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the throne of Great Britain.
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*France unable to disembark troops
*Strategic gains for France as the British had to divert troops away to Scotland
British victory over the Jacobites
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James Francis Edward Stuart, Unknown author
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Jacobites
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Claude de Forbin
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Planned French Invasion of Britain
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March 1708
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the Jacobite risings and the War of the Spanish Succession
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British victory over the Jacob ...... divert troops away to Scotland
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