Historical Events
Event of Interest
Jul 7 Bonnie Prince Charlie boards French ship ‘Du Teillay’ at St Nazaire accompanied by the warship Elisabeth bound for Scotland [OS]
- Jul 9 French ships carrying Bonnie Prince Charlie to Scotland, the Du Teillay and the Elisabeth, battle HMS Lion eventually escaping, with 107 killed on both sides [1]
- Jul 23 Charles Edward Stuart, "the Young Pretender" or Bonnie Prince Charlie, lands at Eriskay Island, Hebrides beginning the final Jacobite Rebellion