1797 in Scotland

January 01, 1970

Events from the year 1797 in Scotland.

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19 July – Act to Raise and Embody a Militia Force in Scotland.
29 August – Massacre of Tranent: British troops attack protestors against enforced recruitment into the militia at Tranent in East Lothian, killing 12.
11 October (12 October naval reckoning) – Battle of Camperdown: Royal Navy led by Dundee-born Admiral Duncan defeats the fleet of the Batavian Republic off the coast of Holland.^[1]
Cloch lighthouse completed.
Johnston Press established as printers in Falkirk.
Johnstons of Elgin established as a textile mill in Elgin, Moray.
Keiller's marmalade first produced in Dundee.
Publication of Encyclopædia Britannica Third Edition is completed in Edinburgh.

Births edit

29 April – George Don, botanist (died 1856)
10 October – Thomas Drummond, military surveyor and Under-Secretary for Ireland (died 1840 in Ireland)
14 November – Charles Lyell, geologist (died 1875 in England)^[2]
3 December – Andrew Smith, military surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist (died 1872 in England)

Deaths edit

26 March – James Hutton, geologist (born 1726)
30 December – David Martin, portrait painter and engraver (born 1737)

The arts edit

24 December – Walter Scott marries Charlotte Carpenter at St Mary's Church, Carlisle, and the couple immediately move into their new home at 50 George Street, Edinburgh.^[3]

References edit

^ . The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)". National Records of Scotland. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Edinburgh Archive – Family.

January 01, 1970

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