28 August – under the pretext of a stag hunting party (tichel), John Erskine, Earl of Mar, clandestinely returns from exile in France, summons leading Jacobite chiefs and gentlemen to gather at Braemar.[1]
13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites under the Earl of Mar and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. According to legend, Ormacleit Castle on South Uist burns down on the death in this battle of its owner Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald.[3]
14 November – Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.[2]
15 November – The Glasgow Courant, the first newspaper published in the city, appears.[1]