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In the 1745 Jacobite Uprising, Bonnie Prince Charlie's army made it as far as Derby before turning around, apparently on the advice of his council. Why did he decide to heed their warning? Did he believe that he could continue his rebellion from Scotland?

by /u/Obligatory-Reference in /r/AskHistorians

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