On January 3, Lord John Grey‘s brother, Harold Melton, marries Minnie Rennie in Amsterdam.
In late summer, Jamie receives a letter from Charles Stuart, who officially claims the throne – and who has signed Jamie’s name as one of his supporters. Now Jamie has no other choice but to fight for Charles Stuart and try to help him win.
In August, Charles Stuart sets foot on Scottish soil, first on Eriskay and then at Glenfinnan. On September 17 the Jacobites take Edinburgh.
On the eve of the Battle of Prestonpans, Jamie gains important information from a young English scout named John William Grey, later also known as Lord John Grey. This is an important contribution to the Jacobite victory over the Crown’s troops under General John Cope at Prestonpans on September 21.
In early December the Jacobites take Derby, a mere hundred miles from the gates of London, but then they surprisingly retreat north.