13 April 1689: In support of the deposed James VII and II, Tory laird and soldier John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee, raised the Royal Standard of the House of Stuart on Dundee Law, marking the beginning of the Jacobite Rising of 1689.
13 April 1716: During his march through the Highlands, Lieutenant-General William Cadogan arrived at Fort William from Inverness. From here, he sent out detachments to the Isle of Skye and the outer isles to disarm the remaining Jacobites before returning to Inverness the following day. Cadogan would soon declare the rising of 1715 fully suppressed.
13 April 1719: A Jacobite expedition aboard two Spanish ships landed near Eilean Donan Castle in Kintail, marking the beggining of the 1719 Jacobite Rising. The Spanish-backed rising was part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance which saw Britain allied with France, the Netherlands and Austria fight against Spain.
13 April 1746: The Duke of Cumberland’s army marched from the banks of the Spey to Elgin before continuing on to the moor of Alves where they encamped for the night. Cumberland issued orders to company officers to inspect arms and ammunition, but he still expected the Jacobites to disperse on his approach to Inverness.
