The major Jacobite Risings are called the Jacobite Rebellions by the ruling governments.

The "First Jacobite Rebellion" and "Second Jacobite Rebellion" are known respectively as "The Fifteen" and "The Forty-Five", after the years in which they occur (1715 and 1745).

The Jacobite rising of 1745 is the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the exiled House of Stuart.

The rising occurs during the War of the Austrian Succession when most of the British Army is on the European continent.

Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "the Young Pretender", sails to Scotland and raises the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands, where he is supported by a gathering of Highland clansmen.

The march south begins with an initial victory at Prestonpans near Edinburgh.

The Jacobite army, now in bold spirits, marches onward to Carlisle, over the border in England.

When it reaches Derby, some British divisions are recalled from the Continent and the Jacobite army retreats north to Inverness where the last battle on Scottish soil takes place on a nearby moor at Culloden.

The Battle of Culloden ends with the final defeat of the Jacobite cause, and with Charles Edward Stuart fleeing with a price on his head, before finally sailing to France.