Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden is a novel by G.A. Henty, published in 1888. It follows the wanderings of Ronald Leslie and Malcolm Anderson, eventually joining up with Bonnie Prince Charlie
and taking part in his revolt. Along the way the battles of Dettingen
and Fontenoy
are described.
Charles Edward Stuart
Prince Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria Stuart commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie or The Young Pretender was the second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of Great Britain , and Ireland...
and taking part in his revolt. Along the way the battles of Dettingen
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the last time that a British monarch personally led his troops into battle...
and Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
are described.