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Her father died when she was a child, and her mother was abducted and married by Hugh MacDonald of Armadale, Skye. She was brought up under the care of the chief of her clan, MacDonald of Clanranald, and was partly educated in Edinburgh. In June 1746 she was living in Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides when Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge there after the Battle of Culloden. The prince's companion, Captain O'Neill, sought her help. The island was held for the Hanoverian government by the local militia, but the secret sympathies of the MacDonalds were with the Jacobite cause. After some hesitation Flora promised to help. At a later period she told the Duke of Cumberland, son of George II and commander-in-chief in Scotland, that she acted from charity and would have helped him also if he had been defeated and in distress, a statement which need not be accepted as quite literally true. Armadale castle and gardens Armadale is a village on the Sleat Peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. ... The Old Man of Storr, Skye The Isle of Skye, usually known simply as Skye (Scottish Gaelic: An t-Eilean Sgiathanach) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... Benbecula (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn na Faoghla, meaning the mountain of the ford) is an island of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... For the U.S. politician, see Charles E. Stuart Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of Ireland, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. Charles was the son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old... Combatants British Army Jacobites Commanders William Augustus Charles Edward Stuart Strength ca. ... The adjective Hanoverian is used to describe British monarchs of the House of Hanover things relating to the Duchy of Hanover things relating to Hanover, Germany and it is a horse breed, see Hanoverian (horse) ... A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ... The Scottish Clan Donald (Motto: Scottish Gaelic: Air Muir s Air Tir, Latin: Per Mare Per Terras , both translate to the English language as By Sea and By Land ) is split into several branches: Macdonald of the Isles (now Macdonald of Sleat and the house of the High Chief, Macdonald... Duke of Cumberland is a peerage title that was conferred upon junior members of the British royal family. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...

The commander of the militia in the island, a MacDonald, who was probably admitted into the secret, gave her a pass to the mainland for herself, a manservant, an Irish spinning maid, Betty Burke, and a boat's crew of six men. The prince was disguised as Betty Burke. After a first repulse at Waternish, Skye, the party landed at Portree, Skye. The prince was hidden in a cave while Flora MacDonald found help for him in the neighbourhood, and was finally able to escape. He had left Benbecula on June 27. The talk of the boatmen brought suspicion on Flora MacDonald, and she was arrested and brought to London. After a short imprisonment in the Tower of London, she was allowed to live outside of it, under the guard of a "messenger" or gaoler. When the Act of Indemnity was passed in 1747 she was left at liberty. Her courage and loyalty had gained her general sympathy, increased by her good manners and gentle character. Dr Johnson, who met her in 1773, describes her as "a woman of soft features, gentle manners and elegant presence." Portree (Gaelic Port Rígh, the Kings port) is the only town on Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ... The Indemnity and Oblivion Act passage through the Convention Parliament was secured by Lord Clarendon, the first minister of King Charles II and it became law on 29 August 1660 during the first year of the English Restoration. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... This article is about the literary figure. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1750 she married Allen MacDonald of Kingsburgh, and in 1773 they went to the North Carolina Colony. In the American War of Independence he served the British government and was taken prisoner. In 1779 his wife returned home in a merchant ship which was attacked by a privateer. She refused to leave the deck during the action, and was wounded in the arm. There is a statue to her memory in Inverness, Highland, Scotland. Flora MacDonald had a large family of sons, who mostly entered the army or navy, and two daughters. She died at Kingsburgh on the Isle of Skye in 1790. Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Kingsburgh is a resort town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Province of North Carolina was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was charted by eight Lords Proprietors. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Capital London Head of State King of Great Britain Head of Government Prime Minister Parliament House of Commons, House of Lords This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A privateer was a private ship (or its captain) authorized by a countrys government to attack and seize cargo from another countrys ships. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ...

References

• AC Ewald, Life and Times of Prince Charles Edward (1886).
• FF Walde, Autobiography of Flora MacDonald (1870).

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