An Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, and Extinction of the Late Rebellion in Britain, in the Years 1745 and 1746

Excerpt from An Impartial History of the Rise, Progress, and Extinction of the Late Rebellion in Britain, in the Years 1745 and 1746: Giving an Account of Every Battle, Skirmish, and Siege, From the Time of the Pretender's Coming Out of France, Until He Landed in France Again; With Plans of the Battles of Prestonfans, Clifton, Falkirk, and Culloden

Introduction and Origin of the for. Cbarlu' landing in Scotland and March to Treat-ar.

N the year fe'enteen hundred and fortypne, An imperious and bloody war began, Amonglt the kings and queens in Germany, Who ihould the Roman Emperor be. Punch and Pru?ians did Jointly go, The Hun arian queen to overthrn'; But Britilir, Hanoverians, and Dutch, Efpons'd her caufe, and that too much, From year to year, the ?ame it grew, Til! Armies to the field they drew. At Bettingen and Fontenoy, Did many thoufand lives defiroy. And then the French, they form'd a plan, To animate our Highland clan, l] Ending the Pretender's I'on To'ciaim Great Britian as his own; Which Drew the Britilh forces hack, t made the German war to hack. Math of July, forty-five, ?int mto at, they drive.

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