Which 1746 battle was the last fought on British soil?
Battle of Sedgemoor are different interpretations. Other contenders for the title of last English battle include: the Battle of Preston in Lancashire, which was fought on 14 November 1715, during the First Jacobite Rebellion; the Second Jacobite Rebellion's Clifton Moor Skirmish, near Penrith, Cumberland, on 18 December 1745. The Battle of Culloden fought on Drumossie Moor to the north east of Inverness on 16 April 1746 was the last pitched battle fought on British soil. The Battle of Sedgemoor is depicted in detail at the climax of the plot in Arthur Conan Doyle's historical adventure novel "Micah Clarke". The Battle also appears in
HMS Ambuscade (1746) HMS Ambuscade (1746) HMS "Ambuscade" was a 40-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had formerly been the French ship "Embuscade", captured in 1746. "Embuscade" was a one-off 38-gun design by Pierre Chaillé, with 26 × 8-pounder and 12 × 4-pounder guns and was launched at Le Havre on 19 March 1745. She was captured in the English Channel by on 21 April 1746. "Ambuscade" fought at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre on 3 May 1747, commanded by Captain John Montagu. She captured the privateer "Vainqueen" on 12 July 1757, and fought with Edward Boscawen against Jean-François