Talk:Jacobite rising
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I'm working on updating some of the battle pages for the Jacobite Risings, especially Battle of Prestonpans. I've created a Campaignbox for the second rising (but it's probably incomplete now) and have updated the Prestonpans article to use the Battlebox template. A campaignbox is needed for the first rising, and the battle pages need to be updated to use the Template:Battlebox infobox. See also my comment at WP:Battles. Would appreciate help anyone could provide in filling in the missing pieces. Thanks! --Craig Stuntz 15:40, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Hanoverian?
Forgive me if I seem to be splitting hairs, but the Jacobites were defeated at Culloden by the British Army, not by 'Hanoverian forces', which, I imagine, were probably stationed in Hanover. I realise that the use of this label is a long-established convention, but that does not make it correct. I've substituted 'government forces', which would seem to cover all possible angles. Rcpaterson 18:52, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Jacobite monarchs were the British Government in exile, the Stuart form specifically. Lord Loxley 03:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Yes, government forces is better. I believe 'Hanoverian' was referring to the fact that they were loyal to the Hanoverian monarchy, not that they were in any way native to Hanover. Rshu 18:11, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
