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The Manchester Regiment was a unit of English soldiers recruited by the Jacobites during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. They owed their allegiance to Charles Edward Stuart and the House of Stuart and were in rebellion against George II.
Having landed in Scotland in 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Charles Edward Stuart had succeeded in gathering a large army of Highlanders which captured Edinburgh after defeating government forces during the Battle of Prestonpans. The Jacobite army then advanced into England, where it was believed there was strong support for a Stuart restoration.
Reaching Manchester, the Jacobites received only limited support. The 300 volunteers recruited there were formed into a Manchester Regiment, mainly drawn from the unemployed of the town. They were commanded by Colonel Francis Towneley of the Burnley Towneley family, who had returned from serving in the French army. Despite the optimistic reports, there turned out to be very little overt support by the English populace. Although only an untested force of militia stood between the Jacobites and their goal of capturing London, the decision was made to withdraw back to Scotland.
Charles saw the withdrawal as only being a temporary tactical retreat and to maintain his claim to the throne he ordered the Manchester Regiment to remain and garrison Carlisle, which had been captured by the Jacobites. When the town was re-captured by government forces in the subsequent Siege of Carlisle, the regiment was imprisoned, with many including Colonel Towneley executed. However a small detachment from the Manchester Regiment is now known to have left with Charles's main force and their task was to man the Jacobite artillery, where they were subsequently defeated at the Battle of Culloden and the rebellion collapsed.[1]
References [link]
- ^ Pollard, Tony. Culloden: The History and Archaeology of the last Clan Battle. Page 41–42. 2009. ISBN 1-84884-020-9
Bibliography [link]
- Baker-Smith, Veronica. Royal Discord: The Family of George II. Athena Press, 2008.
- Duffy, Christopher. The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlies and the Untold Story of the Jacobite Rising. Cassell, 2003.
- Longmate, Norman. Island Fortress: The Defence of Great Britain, 1603-1945. Pimlico, 2001.
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Manchester, Connecticut
Manchester is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 58,241. The urban center of the town is the Manchester census-designated place, with a population of 30,577 at the 2010 census.
History
Manchester was settled by colonists around 1672 as a farming community, although at the time it was known just as Orford Parish (the name that can be found on the memorial to the Revolutionary soldiers from the town). The many rivers and brooks provided power for paper, lumber and textile industries, and the town quickly evolved into an industrial center. The town of Hartford once included the land now occupied by the towns of Manchester, East Hartford, and West Hartford. In 1783, East Hartford became a separate town, which included Manchester in its city limits until 1823.
The Pitkin Glassworks operated from 1783-1830 as the first successful glassworks in Connecticut. The Pitkin Glassworks Ruin have been preserved by a historical society.
Manchester (disambiguation)
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Manchester (Los Angeles Metro station)
Manchester is a bus rapid transit Metro Silver Line transitway station on the Harbor Transitway/I-110 at its overcrossing of Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles. The station was re-branded as a station for the Metro Silver Line when the line began service on December 13, 2009. The station is managed by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Firestone Station of the Metro Blue Line is located around 3 miles east of the station (at the intersection of Firestone Blvd. and Graham Avenue).
Layout
The station has two side platforms in the median of the Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway). The platforms can be accessed using elevators and lifts from Manchester Avenue below the freeway. This station has two parking lots, one or each side of the freeway with a total of 127 spaces. The entrance to the station is provided by stairs and elevators under the freeway. Metro Local line 115 stops directly below the station at the street level (Manchester Avenue). On September 6, 2011, the new stop located directly below the Manchester Silver Line station opened for Metro Local line: 115. The new stop is only for eastbound passengers. A westbound stop for lines 115 was not constructed. The station was upgraded with improved lighting in December 2010. CCTV and next bus trip arrival television screens were added onto the station in December 2012 and the monitors became activated on June 2013.
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