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The Jacobite rising of 1745 was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father.
It took place during the War of The Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe. It proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in 1689, with other major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.
The Jacobite army also included a large number of north-eastern and lowland Scots, along with substantial Franco-Irish and English contingents, who were drilled and organized in line with contemporary European military practices. The Jacobite infantry was initially divided into two divisions, “Highland” and “low Country Foot”
Following British army customs they were split into regiments usually of one battalion. Each battalion had a nominal strength of 200-300 men, although actual numbers were often much smaller. The regiments of Lochiel, Glengarry and Ogilvy also had grenadier companies, although how these were distinguished is not known.
Highland regiments were traditionally organized by clan, and were officered by their own clansmen. This made some regiments impractically small and efforts were made to amalgamate clans to produce larger units. The units would keep their original captains and leaders which led to the Jacobite army having too many officers.
While the Lowland recruits were more successful in adapting an European style of training, the Highland military traditions were unsuitable to European army tactics.
Professional soldiers required constant training in firing and reloading, in which the Jacobites lacked time, weapons and ammunition. It is recorded that a simplified but effective form of drill was introduced for them.