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Born c.1675
Died November 3, 1738 • Boulogne • France
Political Affiliation Jacobite
Role In Fifteen Rebellion
John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll
British official and soldier
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg
German soldier
L.G. Blanchet: James Edward, the Old Pretender
James Edward, the Old Pretender
claimant to English and Scottish thrones
Charles Edward
Charles Edward, the Young Pretender
British prince
James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed, engraving, 17th century.
James Fitzjames, duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed
English noble and marshal of France
Godard van Reede, 1st earl of Athlone
Dutch soldier
Lord Dundee, ink miniature by David Paton; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st viscount of Dundee
Scottish soldier
Ewen Cameron
Scottish Highland chieftain
Patrick Sarsfield
Irish Jacobite
Mar, John Erskine, 6th earl of, Lord Erskine
John Erskine, 6th earl of Mar
Scottish noble [1675-1732]
William Gordon, 6th Viscount Kenmure
Scottish Jacobite
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Irish Jacobite
Lord George Murray
Scottish general
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
William I
William I
king of England
Richard III
Richard III
king of England
Edward III
Edward III
king of England
Robert Clive
Robert Clive
British colonial administrator
John Closterman: portrait of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough
English general