In brief: After previous events he then raised an Army, fought the British and was defeated. Then cowardly / totally abandoning all his loyal supporters who were to suffer most cruely at the hands of the British Govt - i.e. the Highlands cleared / emptied! He was rowed away from a barren strip of the Scottish Highlands!
Not even today, have those then imperilled parts of Scotland recovered from that brutal / after battle assault employed by the British!
Why then, is he referred to as "Bonnie"? Slipping away to live in French luxary, leaving his peoples to suffer and endure the consequencies of his defeat? Apart from the total destruction of Scotland, which his cowardly departure was to leave behind thereafter - what did he leave to Scotland?
En-mass thereafter, the peoples of Scotland either forsaking their birth right, fleeing to Colonial colonies and/or deported to them.
2007-06-27 16:10:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Like all royalty he stood for himself
2007-06-27 18:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because one loses a war, it does not mean that you turn against the chosen leader of said action. The Scottish were treated horribly by England and Charlie was damn lucky to have the French as a protector.
2007-06-27 23:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋