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1777 In Scotland
Events from the year 1777 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – Henry Dundas; * Solicitor General for Scotland – Alexander Murray Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston, the younger * Lord Justice General – Duke of Queensberry * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Barskimming Events * 21 June – ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Second Edition begins publication in Edinburgh. * 11 September – first minister ordained to United Presbyterian Church, Thurso; first church building opens this year. * 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders) raised. * Erskine Ferry established. Births * 22 January – Joseph Hume, army surgeon and radical politician (died 1855 in London) * 3 February – John Cheyne, physician (died 1836 in England) * 24 June – John Ross, naval officer and Arctic explorer (died 1856 in London) * 26 July – Robert Hamilton Bishop, Presbyterian minister and educator (died 1855 in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross (Royal Navy Officer)
Sir John Ross (24 June 1777 – 30 August 1856) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer. He was the uncle of Sir James Clark Ross, who explored the Arctic with him, and later led expeditions to Antarctica. Biography Early life John Ross was born in Balsarroch, West Galloway, Scotland, on , the son of the Reverend Andrew Ross of Balsarroch, Minister of Inch in Wigtownshire, and Elizabeth Corsane, daughter of Robert Corsane, the Provost of Dumfries. His family home was on the shore of Loch Ryan, at Stranraer. Naval career In 1786, aged nine, Ross joined the Royal Navy as a first-class volunteer and was assigned to . It soon sailed to the Mediterranean Sea, where it remained until 1789. He then served aboard for several months before a transfer to the merchant marine for eight years. In September 1799 he was recalled to the Navy and appointed midshipman on HMS ''Weazel'', which shortly joined in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. Short per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rait
James Rait, MA (1689–1777) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Scottish Episcopal Church as the Bishop of Brechin from 1742 to 1777. Biography He was consecrated the Bishop of the Diocese of Brechin on 4 October 1742 at Edinburgh by Primus Rattray and bishops Keith and White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ..., having been elected to the position on 25 August 1742. He died in office on 13 January 1777, aged 87. References 1689 births 1777 deaths Bishops of Brechin (Episcopalian) 18th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops {{UK-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1726 In Scotland
Events from the year 1726 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland: ''vacant'' Law officers * Lord Advocate – Duncan Forbes * Solicitor General for Scotland – John Sinclair, jointly with Charles Erskine Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick * Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Grange Events * 25 May – Britain's first circulating library is opened in Edinburgh by poet and bookseller Allan Ramsay. * 23 June – professional Irish swordsman Andrew Bryan is defeated in a public duel in Edinburgh by 62-year-old Killiecrankie veteran Donald Bane "to the great joy of the Edinburgh citizenry". * General George Wade begins an 11-year program of road improvement and bridge building in Scotland. * A faculty of medicine is formally established at the University of Edinburgh, a predecessor of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. John Rutherford becomes Professor of Practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was established by a resolution of Congress on June 14, 1775. The Continental Army was created to coordinate military efforts of the Colonies in their war for independence against the British, who sought to keep their American lands under control. General George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the army throughout the war. The Continental Army was supplemented by local militias and volunteer troops that were either loyal to individual states or otherwise independent. Most of the Continental Army was disbanded in 1783 after the Treaty of Paris formally ended the fighting. The 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Army went on to form what was to become the Legion of the United States in 1792. This became the foundation of what is now the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Mercer
Hugh Mercer (16 January 1726 – 12 January 1777) was a Scottish-born American military officer and physician who participated in the Seven Years' War and Revolutionary War. Born in Pitsligo, Scotland, he studied medicine in his home country and served with the Jacobite forces of Bonnie Prince Charlie, participating in the Battle of Culloden in 1746. With the failure of the Jacobite rising, Mercer escaped to Pennsylvania. There, he served alongside a young George Washington in the British colonial forces during the French and Indian War, and was seriously wounded during an engagement in September 1756. Mercer settled in Virginia, continued his work as a physician, and later became a brigadier general in the American Continental Army and close friend to George Washington. Mercer died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Princeton in January 1777, becoming a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution. Early life and career Mercer was born 16 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton, New Jersey on January 3, 1777, and ending in a small victory for the Colonials. General Lord Cornwallis had left 1,400 British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood in Princeton. Following a surprise attack at Trenton early in the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington of the Continental Army decided to attack the British in New Jersey before entering the winter quarters. On December 30, he crossed the Delaware River back into New Jersey. His troops followed on January 3, 1777. Washington advanced to Princeton by a back road, where he pushed back a smaller British force but had to retreat before Cornwallis arrived with reinforcements. The battles of Trenton and Princeton were a boost to the morale of the patriot cause, leading many recruits to join the Continental Army in the spring. After defeating the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 In Scotland
Events from the year 1751 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – William Grant of Prestongrange * Solicitor General for Scotland – Patrick Haldane of Gleneagles, jointly with Alexander Hume Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord Arniston the Elder * Lord Justice General – Lord Ilay * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Tinwald Events * 24 April – John Wesley arrives at Musselburgh, his destination on his first mission to Scotland. * 21 June – Alexander Geddes from Kinnermony, Banffshire, is executed at Aberdeen for bestiality, becoming the last felon in Scotland to be burnt following execution. * 1 July – The Cameronians, at this time serving in Ireland, are formally ranked as the 26th Regiment of Foot. * David Hume settles in Edinburgh and publishes ''An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals''. * In the University of Glasgow: ** Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic. ** The Medical School is founded. * John Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Leslie (British Army Officer)
The Honourable William Leslie (8 August 1751 – 3 January 1777) was a British nobleman and soldier. He was the second son of the Earl of Leven and Melville from Scotland and a captain in the 17th Foot of the British Army during the American War of Independence. He was mortally wounded during the Battle of Princeton and buried with military honours by American General George Washington at Pluckemin, New Jersey. Early life Leslie was born on 8 August 1751 to David Leslie, 6th Earl of Leven and Wilhelmina Nisbet. He was the nephew of General Alexander Leslie. During the summer of 1767, he became a friend of Benjamin Rush, who was then studying medicine at University of Edinburgh and had visited the estate of the Earl of Leven. Military career In 1771, he joined the 42nd Highlanders; then switched to the 17th Foot and was promoted to lieutenant in 1773, and to captain in 1776. Sent to America in 1776, he served in the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of Fort Washington. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1847 In Scotland
Events from the year 1847 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate – Andrew Rutherfurd * Solicitor General for Scotland – Thomas Maitland Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Boyle * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Hope Events * 28 April – the brig ''Exmouth'' carrying emigrants from Derry bound for Quebec is wrecked off Islay with only three survivors from more than 250 on board. * May – The congregations of the United Secession Church unite with most of those of the Relief Church to form the United Presbyterian Church. * 4 May – Glenalmond College opens its doors. * 17 May – Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway extends through Scotland Street Tunnel to a new southern terminus in Princes Street, Edinburgh. * 17 August – Queen Victoria arrives in HMY ''Victoria and Albert'' off Greenock at the start of a visit to Scotland. * 18 September – Educational Institute of Scotland formally cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Campbell, 7th Duke Of Argyll
John Douglas Edward Henry Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll, (21 December 1777 – 25 April 1847), known as Lord John Campbell until 1839, was a Scottish peer and Whig politician. Background Campbell was born in London, the third son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll. His mother was Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon, who had been ennobled in her own right in 1776. Campbell was baptised on 18 January 1778 at St James's in Westminster. He was educated privately and later attended Christ Church, Oxford.Thorne (1986), p. 375 In 1803, he travelled to Paris, where he met Talleyrand as well as Napoleon; Campbell returned to England the following year. He succeeded his older brother George Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll in his titles in 1839. Career Campbell was commissioned into the British Army in 1797 as an ensign of the 3rd Foot Guards, commanded by his father. He purchased a lieutenancy in 1799 and shortly afterwards became a captain. During the French Revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 In France
Events from the year 1844 in France. Incumbents * List of French monarchs, Monarch – Louis Philippe I Events *6 August - First Franco-Moroccan War begins. *14 August - Battle of Isly, French victory over Moroccan forces near Oujda, Morocco, ending the First Franco-Moroccan War. *28 August - Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx meet in Paris. *10 September - Treaty of Tangiers, whereby Morocco officially recognized Algeria as part of the French colonial empire, French Empire. *24 October - Treaty of Whampoa, a commercial treaty between France and Qing Dynasty, China, is signed. *French Industrial Exposition of 1844 Births *7 January - St. Bernadette Soubirous, (died 1879 in France, 1879) *21 February - Charles-Marie Widor, organist and composer (died 1937 in France, 1937) *26 February - Étienne Aymonier, linguist, explorer and archaeologist (died 1929 in France, 1929) *30 March - Paul Verlaine, poet (died 1896 in France, 1896) *16 April - Anatole France, author, awarded Nobel Priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
