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Born c.1675
Died November 3, 1738 • Boulogne • France
Political Affiliation Jacobite
Role In Fifteen Rebellion
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg
German soldier
Alexis Simon Belle: 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
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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
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John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll
British official and soldier
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Ewen Cameron
Scottish Highland chieftain
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Patrick Sarsfield
Irish Jacobite
Mar, John Erskine, 6th earl of, Lord Erskine
John Erskine, 6th earl of Mar
Scottish noble [1675-1732]
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William Gordon, 6th Viscount Kenmure
Scottish Jacobite
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnell
Irish Jacobite
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Lord George Murray
Scottish general
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Engraved portrait of William I, also known as William the Conqueror, shown wearing a crown and medieval robes, facing forward.
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